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Leaves of Grass: Selected Poems

by Walt Whitman

A landmark collection in its final form

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A landmark collection in its final form

First published in 1855 and revised throughout Walt Whitman’s life, *Leaves of Grass* brings together poems shaped by his attention to the United States, its people and democratic ideals. Whitman also writes openly about the body and desire, subjects that challenged the conventions of his time. This selection draws on the final, Deathbed edition and includes “Song of Myself” and “I Sing the Body Electric.” Edited and introduced by Professor Bridget Bennett, the volume offers a focused entry into a collection whose subject matter and direct style helped open new possibilities for American poetry.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers exploring foundational American poetry and Whitman’s work.
  • Those interested in poetry engaging with democracy, national identity, the body and desire.
  • Collectors seeking a hardcover edition of a classic poetry collection.

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American identityDemocracyThe body and desirePoetic convention

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Book overview

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Leaves of Grass is Walt Whitman's glorious poetry collection, first published in 1855, which he revised and expanded throughout his lifetime. It was ground-breaking in its subject matter and in its direct, unembellished style.

Whitman wrote about the United States and its people, its revolutionary spirit and about democracy. He wrote openly about the body and about desire in a way that completely broke with convention and which paved the way for a completely new kind of poetry. This new collection is taken from the final version, the Deathbed edition, and it includes his most famous poems such as 'Song of Myself' and 'I Sing the Body Electric'.

This edition is edited and introduced by Professor Bridget Bennett.

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