Whitman Walt: 131 books

Een korte inleiding schijnt mij gewenscht. Van een reis, in 1892, door de Vereenigde Staten van Noord-Amerika, bracht ik als kostbaarste herinnering de Leaves of Grass van Walt Whitman mee. Tijdens mijn reis ging er geen dag om zonder dat ik iets van hem las, en nog lang daarna nam ik dagelijks het...

Published in 1871, Democratic Vistas is perhaps Walt Whitman’s most important prose work. Disenchanted with the pervasive corruption during the period of Reconstruction, he examines democracy and its problems during this era, arguing for a balance between individualism and democracy, and ultimately expressing his belief in the triumph of the democratic ideal.

50 classic poems reflowing in a modern medium. Originally published in black ink on white paper, 16 traditional poets have now been rendered digitally for e-readers. Poetry is the oldest and most flexible art form, and has migrated from performances to papyrus rolls to printed pages. Far from...

The Patriotic Poems by Walt Whitman.

Drum-Taps is a collection of poetry by American poet Walt Whitman. The book, which was written during the American Civil War, was first published in 1865. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

La pubblicazione della prima edizione di Foglie d’erba, nel 1855, ebbe un effetto dirompente sul panorama letterario mondiale: per la prima volta compariva sulle scene un «nuovo bardo» – come ebbe a definirlo H.D. Thoreau – che segnava l’inizio di una rivoluzione nella poesia americana....

This book contains the following works with an Active Table of Contents -Ambrose Bierce: The Collected Works -Lewis Carroll: The Complete Works -Emily Dickinson: Complete Poems Emily Dickinson -O. Henry: Complete Stories -Homer: The complete Epic Poems -Henry James: Complete Works -Guy de Maupassant:...

Canto a mí mismo En Canto a mí mismo, un hombre pone su destino en la mesa, y su destino, llega a confundirse tanto que éste siempre es aquél, y ambos somos nosotros mismos, porque, a la larga, lo que constituye este poemario es una declaración de todo lo que vive. Considerado de forma unánime...

¡Oh, Capitán! ¡Mi Capitán! (en inglés: Oh Captain! My captain!) es un poema de Walt Whitman escrito en homenaje a Abraham Lincoln, presidente de EE.UU.

Vie et aventures de Jack Engle est un roman feuilleton publié en 1852, dans le journal new-yorkais The Sunday Dispatch. Ce récit retrace l’histoire de Jack, un gamin des rues new-yorkaises recueilli par un marchand ambulant. Quelques années plus tard, son bienfaiteur décide de placer le jeune...

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.

From one of America's best loved and most important poets comes a masterpiece. Leaves of Grass is considered by many to be the greatest collection of poetry ever produced by an American. And this, the 1855 First Edition Text, is considered the strongest and most important of the many editions produced...

Testigo de los muchos cambios socioeconómicos y políticos que continuaban erosionando los principios republicanos, y de los innumerables intentos por recomponer el imaginario colectivo democrático norteamericano a través de nuevas formas de intervención públicas, Whitman, fervoroso creyente...

Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." Ralph Waldo Emerson found it "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet produced." Published at the author's expense on July 4, 1855, Leaves...