The Works of Walt Whitman

by Walt Whitman, David Rogers (Introduction and Bibliography)

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Table of Contents

Complete Prose Works
Drum Taps
Leaves of Grass

Appendix
List of Works in Alphabetical Order
Walt Whitman Biography
About and Navigation

Genres: Poetry, Classics

557 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1995

About the author

Walter Whitman Jr. was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in his time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described by some as obscene for its overt sensuality.
Whitman was born in Huntington on Long Island, and lived in Brooklyn as a child and through much of his career. At the age of 11, he left formal schooling to go to work. He worked as a journalist, a teacher, and a government clerk. Whitman's major poetry collection, Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, was financed with his own money and became well known. The work was an attempt to reach out to the common person with an American epic. Whitman continued expanding and revising Leaves of Grass until his death in 1892.
During the American Civil War, he went to Washington, D.C., and worked in hospitals caring for the wounded. His poetry often focused on both loss and healing. On the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, whom Whitman greatly admired, he authored two poems, "O Captain! My Captain!" and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", and gave a series of lectures on Lincoln. After suffering a stroke towards the end of his life, Whitman moved to Camden, New Jersey, where his health further declined. When he died at the age of 72, his funeral was a public event.
Whitman's influence on poetry remains strong. Art historian Mary Berenson wrote, "You cannot really understand America without Walt Whitman, without Leaves of Grass... He has expressed that civilization, 'up to date,' as he would say, and no student of the philosophy of history can do without him." Modernist poet Ezra Pound called Whitman "America's poet... He is America."

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good. It will take another reading or two to digest.

[Zola]

I own this in addition to Leaves of Grass; I've read & loved Leaves of Grass and look forward to reading more from one of my favorite poets. J'adore.

[Peter Javsicas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read part of it, put it aside.

Expresses my world view (when I'm not in a bad mood).

Beautiful use of language though I don't understand every line.

[Josiah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Biblical.

[Krishna · Rating 4 out of 5]

He is an absolutely fantastic writer. This edition is pretty easy to navigate. All the works are organised in a pretty good fashion. So, a reader can find all the things without any hassle.