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The Walt Whitman Archive is a comprehensive resource about Whitman's life and work, co-directed by Dr. Ed Folsom and Dr. Kenneth M. Price. Whitman has been one of the most influential writers in American history. ... The Archive has recently received grants to edit Walt Whitman's Civil War Writings.
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Walt Whitman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both view...
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Verse > Walt Whitman > Leaves of Grass ... In 1855 Whitman published at his own expense a volume of 12 poems, Leaves of Grass, which he had begun working on probably as early as 1847. It was criticized because of Whitman’s exaltation of the body and sexual love and also because of its innovation in verse form—that is,
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1900. In 1855 Whitman published Leaves of Grass (later known as Song of Myself) in which the author proclaims himself the symbolic representative of common people. Prose Works. ... Authors > Verse > Nonfiction > Walt Whitman...
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When Walt Whitman published his first edition of Leaves of Grass on or around the fourth day of July in 1855, he believed he was embarking on a personal literary journey of national significance.
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www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/amlit/whitman.html
www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/amlit/whitman.html
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Born on May 31, 1819, Walt Whitman was the second son of Walter Whitman, a housebuilder, and Louisa Van Velsor. The family, which consisted of nine children, lived in Brooklyn and Long Island in the 1820s and 1830s. At the age of twelve, Whitm... ... Groundbreaking Book: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1855)
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