Walt whitman, leaves of grass, 1855 western illinois university. Walt whitmans seminal book of poetry leaves of grass has several selections that are centered on crafting and defining the american dream. This book features contributors who treat whitman s poetry, his biography, his politics, his reception in the united states and abroad, race and ethnic issues, and nineteenthcentury america. This monumental work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul, and found beauty and reassurance even in death. No sentimentalistno stander above men and women, or apart from them. In 1855, walt whitman published the first of many editions of leaves of grass in a slim volume containing twelve untitled poems and a preface. When walt whitman selfpublished his leaves of grass in july 1855, he altered the course of literary history.
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