{"product_id":"leaves-of-grass-the-original-1855-edition-original-1855","title":"Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition (Original 1855)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe original 1855 edition.;Dover (2007) unabridged republication of the first edition, published by the author, Brooklyn, New York, 1855--P. [4] of cover.;Introductory note by Bliss Perry excerpted from The American spirit in literature: a chronicle of great interpreters, first published in 1918.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Dover (2007) unabridged republication of the first edition, published by the author, Brooklyn, New York, 1855\"--P. [4] of cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhitman's immortal collection includes some of the greatest poems of modern times, including his masterpiece, \"Song of Myself.\" Shattering standard conventions, it stands as an unabashed celebration of body and nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of America's most influential and innovative poets, Walt Whitman (1819-92) worked as a teacher, journalist, and volunteer nurse during the Civil War. Proclaimed as the nation's first \"poet of democracy,\" Whitman reached out to common readers and opposed censorship with his overt celebrations of sexuality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 1855, Walt Whitman published -- at his own expense -- the first edition of \n\u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysticism known as Transcendentalism, which eschewed the general society and culture of the time, the writing is distinguished by an explosively innovative free verse style and previously unmentionable subject matter. Exalting nature, celebrating the human body, and praising the senses and sexual love, the monumental work was condemned as \"immoral.\" Whitman continued evolving \n\u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e despite the controversy, growing his influential work decades after its first appearance by adding new poems with each new printing. \n\u003cbr\u003e This edition presents the original twelve poems from Whitman's premier 1855 publication of \n\u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e. Included are some of the greatest poems of modern times: \"Song of Myself,\" \"I Sing the Body Electric,\" and \"There Was a Child Went Forth\" (which in the first editions of \n\u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass \u003c\/i\u003ewere still nameless), works that continue to upset conventional notions of beauty and originality even today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Whitman, Walt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2007-02-27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry \/ American|Literary Criticism \/ Poetry|Poetry \/ Subjects \u0026amp; Themes \/ Religious|Poetry \/ Subjects \u0026amp; Themes \/ Animals \u0026amp; Nature|Poetry \/ Subjects \u0026amp; Themes \/ Love \u0026amp; Erotica\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e American poetry|19th century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486456768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486456768\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372376453401,"sku":"SP-9780486456768","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486456768_spiral.png?v=1778441092","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/leaves-of-grass-the-original-1855-edition-original-1855","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}