Whitman: 252 books

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: *Leaves of Grass,* first published in 1855, contained twelve long untitled poems, but Whitman continued to expand it throughout his life.Whitman's poetry was unprecedented in its unapologetic joy in the...

Walt Whitman is widely regarded as one of the masters of American poetry. Here are collected his finest poems, a perfect companion for any fan of Whitman's work.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Walt Whitman is widely regarded as one of the greats of American literature. Here are collected the poems Whitman wrote during and after the American Civil War.

Hojas de hierba (Leaves of Grass, en inglés) (1855) es un libro de poemas del poeta estadounidense Walt Whitman. Entre los textos están «Canto de mí mismo», «Yo canto al cuerpo eléctrico», «De la cuna que se mece eternamente» y, en las posteriores ediciones, la elegía al asesinado presidente...

Parmi les papiers laissés par le poète se trouve cette note de sa main: «Introduire dans quelque poème un passage à l’effet de dénoncer et de menacer qui que ce soit qui, traduisant mes poèmes en une autre langue, ne traduira pas chaque verset et, cela, sans rien ajouter ni retrancher.» C’est...

Is it possible to run a multibillion-dollar corporation on the power of trust? Must you set aside your authentic self as you climb the corporate ladder? Is there another role for technology beyond saving costs and creating efficiencies? In The Power of Many, Meg Whitman, former president and CEO of...

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In 1855, Walt Whitman published — at his own expense — the first edition of Leaves of Grass, 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...

One of the five Hungarian scientific geniuses dubbed "the Martians" by their colleagues, John von Neumann is often hailed as the greatest mathematician of the twentieth century and even as the greatest scientist after Einstein. He was a key figure in the Manhattan Project; the inventor of...

This ebook collects the six U.S. editions of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass that he published in his lifetime, plus the annexes of the so-called "Deathbed Edition" from 1891 (the Leaves of Grass portion of which is a reprint of the '81 release). LEAVES OF GRASS Brooklyn, New York: 1855. LEAVES OF GRASS...

Walt Whitman experienced the agonies of the Civil War firsthand, working, in his forties, as a dedicated volunteer throughout the conflict in Washington's overcrowded, understaffed military hospitals. This superb selection of his poems, letters, and prose from the war years, filled with the sights...

The Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. Poems: Whitman contains forty-two of the American master's poems, including "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," "Song of Myself," "I Hear America Singing," "Halcyon Days," and an index of first lines.

Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death. This resulted in vastly different...

A truly significant discovery, Walt Whitman’s Manly Health and Training is an entertaining health manifesto that sheds new light on one of America’s major nineteenth-century authors. In the fall of 1858, a thirteen-part essay series appeared in the New York Atlas, under the title Manly...