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Song of Myself (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry) Paperback – February 15, 2001

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Song of Myself by Walt Whitman Dover Thrift Editions Poetry

Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American Author and Poet
Considered by many to be the quintessential American poet, Walt Whitman (1819–92) exerted a profound influence on all the American poets who came after him.

Readers familiar with the later, revised editions will find this first version new, surprising, and often superior to the revisions, and exhilarating in the freshness of its vision.

It was with this first version of "Song of Myself," from the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, that Whitman first made himself known to the world.

Written by one of America's most influential and innovative poets - Walt Whitman (1819–92)

I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.

My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’d from this soil, this air, Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same, I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin, Hoping to cease not till death. - Excerpt from Song of Myself

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One 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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; Edition Unstated (February 15, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486414108
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486414102
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 0.2 x 7.99 inches
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Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, near Huntington, Long Island, New York. On July 4, 1855, the first edition of Leaves of Grass, the volume of poems that for the next four decades would become his lifes work, was placed on sale. Although some critics treated the volume as a joke and others were outraged by its unprecedented mixture of mysticism and earthiness, the book attracted the attention of some of the finest literary intelligences. His poetry slowly achieved a wide readership in America and in England, where he was praised by Swinburne and Tennyson. (D. H. Lawrence later referred to Whitman as the"greatest modern poet, and"the greatest of Americans. Whitman suffered a stroke in 1873 and was forced to retire to Camden, New Jersey, where he would spend the last twenty years of his life. There he continued to write poetry, and in 1881 the seventh edition of Leaves of Grass was published to generally favorable reviews. However, the book was soon banned in Boston on the grounds that it was obscene literature. In January 1892 the final edition of Leaves of Grass appeared on sale, and Whitman's life work was complete. He died two months later on the evening of March 26, 1892, and was buried four days afterward at Harleigh Cemetery in Camden.

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    Rien à dire, reçu nickel 👌🏻
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  • Kaelan Aubrey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
    Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2018
    Fantastic, original version 😀👌
  • FranBern
    5.0 out of 5 stars El poeta que amó y se hizo uno con la vida
    Reviewed in Germany on March 4, 2013
    Leerlo en su idioma original es una necesidad para quien le gusta disfrutar y quiere conocer las dimensiones del pensamiento de un hombre que descubrió su propio canto y lo comparte con la humanidad, sin duda, música para todos.
  • Swi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the content and even the printing material is satisfying
    Reviewed in India on March 6, 2021
    I have loved this version of Whitman's best of best. And the printing material is also not very bad, compared to other best books, which has been ruined by the worst of worst printing material.
  • Peter Hart
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2020
    Excellent value. Very pleased with the book.