Synopsis
Leaves of Grass is Walt Whitman’s glorious poetry collection, first published in 1855, which he revised and expanded throughout his lifetime. It was ground-breaking in its subject matter and in its direct, unembellished style.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect...
Details
07 February 2019304 pages
9781509887187Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Reviews
There is no one in this great wide world of America whom I love and honour so muchOscar Wilde
I am not blind to the worth of the wonderful gift of Leaves of Grass. I find it the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has ever producedRalph Waldo Emerson
Whitman, the great poet, has meant so much to me. Whitman the one man breaking a way ahead. Whitman the one pioneer . . . Ahead of Whitman, nothing. Ahead of all poets, pioneering into the wilderness of unopened life, Whitman. Beyond him, noneD. H. Lawrence
His [Whitman’s] Song of Himself was a song for humanity, too. And in spite of all that has happened since, it still echoes hereIndependent
