Leaves of Grass: the Complete 1855 and 1891-92 Editions A Library of America Paperback Classic

Name: Leaves of Grass: the Complete 1855 and 1891-92 Editions A Library of America Paperback Classic
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ISBN: 9781598530971

ISBN-10: 1598530976

ISBN-13: 9781598530971

Edition: 2011

Authors: Walt. Whitman, John Hollander

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In 1855, a small volume appeared, self-published by a failed Brooklyn journalist and carpenter: twelve untitled poems and a preface announcing the author's aims. A commercial failure, this book was the first stage of a massive, lifelong enterprise. Six editions and thirty-seven years later, Leaves of Grasshad been recognized as one of the central masterworks of world poetry. This Library of America Paperback Classic includes two complete texts: the 1855 first edition and the magnificent culminating edition of 1891-1892. 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…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Library of America, The
Publication date: 1/20/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 757
Size: 5.16" wide x 7.95" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

John Hollander has edited several Everyman's Library Pocket Poet volumes, including "Robert Frost", "Christmas Poems", "War Poems", "Marriage Poems", "Animal Poems", & "Garden Poems". He is the A. Bartlett Biamatti Professor of English at Yale University, & the author of numerous books of poetry & criticism. He was made a MacArthur Fellow in 1990.