Description
For almost thirty years, The Library of America has presented America's best and most significant writing in acclaimed hardcover editions. Now, a new series, Library of America Paperback Classics, offers attractive and affordable books that bring The Library of America's authoritative texts within easy reach of every reader. Each book features an introductory essay by one of a leading writer, as well as a detailed chronology of the author's life and career, an essay on the choice and history of the text, and notes.
The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from Walt Whitman: Poetry and Prose, edited by Justin Kaplan, volume #3 in the Library of America series.
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About the Author
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was born on Long Island and educated in Brooklyn, New York. He served as a printer's devil, journeyman compositor, itinerant schoolteacher, editor, and unofficial nurse to Northern and Southern soldiers.
Reviews
"Whitman should be kicked from all decent society as below the level of a brute."
-The Intelligencer, 1855
"The greatest of our poets . . . the American bard, our Homer and our Milton."
-Harold Bloom, 2005
Book Information
ISBN 9781598530971
Author Walt Whitman
Format Paperback
Page Count 757
Imprint The Library of America
Publisher The Library of America
Weight(grams) 760g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 131mm * 33mm