Böcker av Walt Whitman

The first book to offer a comprehensive selection of Walt Whitman's Civil War poetry and prose with a full commentary on each work. Ed Folsom and Christopher Merrill carry on a dialogue with Whitman (and with each other) as they invite readers to trace how Whitman's writing about the Civil War develops, shifts, and manifests itself.

Franklin Evans or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times, is the rag-to-riches story of Franklin Evans. Franklin starts as an innocent young man, leaving Long Island to come to New York City for the opportunity to better himself. Being young and naïve, he is easily influenced by a man he befriended and eventually becomes a drunkard. He tries many times to abstain from alcohol but does not succeed until a major tragedy struck him. Franklin Evans scuttles through a journey of a young man living and learning through his mistakes, picking up life lessons along the way.

Tells the rags-to-riches story of Franklin Evans, an innocent young man from the Long Island countryside who seeks his fortune in New York City. Corrupted by music halls, theatres, and above all taverns, he gradually becomes a drunkard.

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Offers insight into Whitman's quest for self-discovery, which involved an ongoing mystical experience of the world.

Throughout his life, Walt Whitman was dazzled by the 19th century's seemingly endless cascade of political, economic, technological, and social revolutions. He spent his career in search of the Great American Artist who could capture the incredible nature of the country and the age. In Democratic Vistas, Whitman offered his own vision of the world's evolving liberal Manifest Destiny, complete with castles in the air, exploration of the stars, and the conquest of death. Whitman believed there were no discernable limits to human achievement, if only we would leave each other in peace.

Leaves of Grass (deutsch Grashalme) ist das Hauptwerk von Walt Whitman, einem der bedeutendsten US-amerikanischen Lyriker. Die erste Fassung dieses Zyklus bestand aus unbetitelten Gedichten und wurde von Whitman 1855 im Selbstverlag publiziert. In den nächsten 36 Jahren wurde die Sammlung immer wieder überarbeitet und erheblich erweitert (von anfangs zwölf auf fast 400 unterschiedlich lange Gedichte, oft selber Gedichtzyklen, in der neunten Auflage 1892). Walt Whitman (1819-1892) war ein US-amerikanischer Dichter. Er gilt als einer der Begründer der modernen amerikanischen Dichtung und daher als einer der einflussreichsten amerikanischen Lyriker des 19. Jahrhunderts, dessen Werk auch in der folgenden Zeit von großer literarischer Bedeutung ist. Sein berühmtestes Werk ist sein Lebenswerk Leaves of Grass (Grashalme).