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In the second (1856) edition, Whitman used the title "Poem of Walt Whitman, an American," which was shortened to "Walt Whitman" for the third (1860) edition. [ 1 ] The poem was divided into fifty-two numbered sections for the fourth (1867) edition and finally took on the title "Song of Myself" in the last edition (1891–2). [ 1 ]
Walt Whitman established his reputation as a poet following the release of his poetry collection Leaves of Grass (1855); the volume came to wider public attention following a positive review by American transcendentalist lecturer and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting) ; The Patriotic Poems IV (Poems of Democracy) 1865 Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast Hours " Yet, yet, ye downcast hours, I know ye also," Leaves of Grass (Book XXX. Whispers of Heavenly Death) 1860 Yonnondio " A song, a poem of itself—the word itself a dirge," Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIV. Sands at Seventy)
A statue of Whitman by Jo Davidson is located at the entrance to the Walt Whitman Bridge and another casting resides in the Bear Mountain State Park. The controversy that surrounded the naming of the Walt Whitman bridge has been documented in a series of letters from members of the public, which are held in the University of Pennsylvania ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 October 2024. Poem by Walt Whitman on the death of Abraham Lincoln "Oh Captain, My Captain" redirects here. For the Grimm episode, see Oh Captain, My Captain (Grimm). For the Shameless episode, see O Captain, My Captain (Shameless). O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman Printed copy of "O Captain! My ...
In Whitman’s poem, the reader can find symbolism through the journey of life and the open, democratic society of that time. In the first 8 sections of the poem, Whitman observes the freedoms in life shown through the open road, “Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road; Healthy, free, the world before me; The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.”
Jack Sullivan writes that Whitman "had an early, intuitive appreciation of vocal music, one that, as he himself acknowledged, helped shape Leaves of Grass" [109] Sullivan claims that one of the first compositions setting Whitman's poem, Charles Villiers Stanford ' s Elegiac Ode, Op. 21 (1884), a four-movement work scored for baritone and ...
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