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035			_a(AEA)82C3508806144CBCAA5567A4926C31C8
050			_aPS 3201s _b.W596 1991
100			_aWhitman, Walt, _d1819-1892.
245		0	_aSelected poems / _cWalt Whitman.
260			_aNew York : _bDover Publications, _cc1991.
300			_aviii, 119 p. _c21 cm.
500			_aContains poems reprinted from a standard edition of Leaves of grass--T.p. verso.
500			_aUnabridged.
520			_aCalled by literary critic Mark van Doren "the most original and passionate American poet," Walt Whitman (1819-1892) created a body of verse uniquely his own-unconventional, lacking rhyme or meter employing chanted lists of names and objects-but also powerfuk, sensual, oratorical and inspiring. His most famous work-Leaves of Grass-was a lifelong prohect Whitman compared to the building of cathedral or the slow cumulative growth of a tree. During his lifetime the book (actually a series of books) went through nine editions, between 1855 and 1892. Today, it is considered a landmark of American literature. This volume contains 24 poems from Leaves of Grass, offering readers a generous sampling of Whitman's best and most representative poems.
650			_aAmerican poetry
942			_cALR
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