Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman's first publication was "Leaves of Grass" on July the forth, 1855. ... At Whitman's own expense he published the first edition of "Leaves of Grass" (Feidelson, 23). ... From 1855 to 1892 there were nine books called "Leaves of Grass" (Abel, 462). ... These poems, like many others, were eventually found in "Leaves of Grass" (Pace, 307). Whitman spent his final years working on additions and revisions to a new edition of the book, "Leaves of Grass" (Babusci, 234). ...

• Word Count: 903
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Walt Whitman soon published what would become his greatest peace of writing " Leaves of Grass", which would include a collection of his greatest poems. ... Whitman also rewrote and reorganized the order of the poems in Leaves Of Grass and published them. In the end Whitman published around seven or six different issues of Leaves Of Grass. ... "Whitman, Walt." ... "Whitman, Walt." ...

• Word Count: 1276
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In 1855, twelve of his works were published in a collection entitled "Leaves of Grass", which stands today as one of America's most popular literary works. ... "Leaves of Grass" had a wide range of subject material, and therefore it incorporated many different themes. ... A firm devotion to democracy had much to do with the poems in "Leaves of Grass", because Whitman, especially after the Civil War, was becoming more and more disappointed and aggravated with the rapid civil decay taking place in an increasingly industrializing society. ... "Leaves of Grass" over went several revisions a...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Walt Whitman Walt Whitman, a great poet, is said to be one of the best poets of his time. ... Walt Whitman was born May 31, 1819 in Long Island, New York. Whitman grew up in poverty. ... He started writing more and more and finally wrote a book called "Leaves of Grass". ... He has contributed some of the best writings to Literature like "Leaves of Grass", "Good-bye My Fancy", "Drum-Taps:, "Complete Prose Works", "Notes and Fragments", I Sit and Look Out", "Pictures", and many, many more. ...

• Word Count: 704
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Walt Whitman Walt Whitman, a great poet, is said to be one of the best poets of his time. ... Walt Whitman was born May 31, 1819 in Long Island, New York. Whitman grew up in poverty. ... He started writing more and more and finally wrote a book called "Leaves of Grass". ... He has contributed some of the best writings to Literature like "Leaves of Grass", "Good-bye My Fancy", "Drum-Taps:, "Complete Prose Works", "Notes and Fragments", I Sit and Look Out", "Pictures", and many, many more. ...

• Word Count: 666
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In this textbook there are six examples of Walt Whitman's work. ... Walt Whitman was alive during a time when homosexuality was only considered an act that heterosexual men took part in on occasion. ... Another of Walt Whitman's greatest burdens was his family. ... Walt Whitman was also discriminated against for his anti-slavery ideas. He lost his job in the government when his superiors found out that he was the author of "Leaves of Grass" which was anti-slavery. ...

• Word Count: 659
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Very few people will contest that Walt Whitman may be one of the most important and influential writers in American literary history and conceivably the single most influential poet. However many have claimed that Whitman's writing is so free form as evident in his 1855 Preface to Leaves of Grass and Song of Myself that it has no style. ... It is almost as he is tossing seeds into his poetry and allowing the leaves of grass to grow together in whichever form or path they choose for themselves. ... Song of Myself opens with Whitman "observing a spear of summer grass" and comes to a close...

• Word Count: 1169
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Walt Whitman is one of the most significant writers in literature not only in American but also for world literature. ... His great work is "Leaves of Grass"book of poetry in which all his poems will be in. ... Whitman was somewhat at the center of Transadentalist. ... Whitman uses much symbolism in the title in which he uses leaves to represent pages as life continues to grow there is more pages added to it, and grass is symbolic for life itself because it is always growing. ... Whitman directly influences 20th century American poetry....

• Word Count: 730
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Very few people will contest that Walt Whitman may be one of the most important and influential writers in American literary history and conceivably the single most influential poet. However many have claimed that Whitman's writing is so free form as evident in his 1855 preface to Leaves of Grass and Song of Myself that it has no style. ... It is almost as he is tossing seeds into his poetry and allowing the leaves of grass to grow together in whichever form or path they choose for themselves. ... Song of Myself opens with Whitman observing a spear of summer grass " and comes to a close o...

• Word Count: 1169
• Approx Pages: 5