Walt Whitman: Selected Poetry and Prose
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A scrupulously prepared teaching edition of Whitman's work, featuring the 1855 Preface to Leaves of Grass and the 1855 version of the poem eventually titled "Song of Myself," along with numerous other writings from throughout Whitman's career and a plethora of background contextual materials.
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman (1819–1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He was part of the humanist movement, and his work was controversial in its time. His best-known work is Leaves of Grass.
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