Song of Myself

by Walt Whitman

Overview

It was with this first version of "Song of Myself," from the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, that Whitman first made himself known to the world. Readers of revised editions will find this version surprising, and often superior.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486113173
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	02/03/2012
Series:	Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	868,370
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Walt Whitman (1819–1892) was an American writer, poet, and humanist whose major work is Leaves of Grass.

Editorial Reviews

"Grand but intimate, earthy but also dreamy."  —Observer


"The great unrhymed, long-lined, self-celebratory sensation of the 1850s."  —Los Angeles Times

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