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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.[1] His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. (Source.)

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American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)

Born 31 May 1819
Died 26 March 1892

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  • Cover of: Selected poems
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  • Cover of: Walt Whitman's Drum-taps
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    Cover of edition drumtaps00whit Cover of edition waltwhitmansdrum00whitrich Cover of edition drumtaps00whitrich Cover of edition drumtaps0000walt Cover of edition drumtaps0000whit First published in 1865 — 106 editions
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  • Cover of: Song of myself ...
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    Cover of edition cantomimismoyotr0000whit Cover of edition songofmyself0000whit Cover of edition songofmyselforig00whit Cover of edition songofmyself0000whit_m7o5 Cover of edition songofmyselfcanc0000whit Cover of edition waltwhitmanssong0000whit Cover of edition songofmyself0000whit_w0j5 Cover of edition cantomimismo00walt_0 First published in 1904 — 59 editions
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  • Cover of: The wound dresser: a series of letters written from the hospitals in Washington during the war of the rebellion
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    Cover of edition cihm_37424 Cover of edition wounddresserseri00whitrich Cover of edition wounddresserseri0000walt First published in 1898 — 40 editions
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  • Cover of: Complete prose works
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    Cover of edition cu31924022212900 Cover of edition completeprose00whitrich Cover of edition completeprosewo02whitgoog First published in 1881 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: Specimen days in America
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    Cover of edition specimendayscoll00whitrich Cover of edition dayscollspecimen00whitrich Cover of edition specimendaysinam00whitrich Cover of edition daysspecimeninam00whitrich Cover of edition specimendays00whitgoog First published in 1882 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: Calamus: a series of letters written during the years 1868-1880 by Walt Whitman to a young friend (Peter Doyle)
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    Cover of edition calamusseriesofl00whitiala Cover of edition cihm_37422 First published in 1897 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: An American primer
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    First published in 1904 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: The correspondence of Walt Whitman.: with a revised calendar of letters written to Whitman
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    First published in 1958 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Autobiographia: or, The story of a life
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    Cover of edition autobiostory00whitrich Cover of edition cu31924099427779 Cover of edition autobiographiaor0000walt First published in 1892 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Leaves of Grass: Memories of President Lincoln
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    Cover of edition memoriesofpresid02whit Cover of edition memoriesofpresid04whit Cover of edition memoriesofpre2593whit Cover of edition memoriesofpresi2586whit Cover of edition memoriesofpresid03whit Cover of edition memoriesofpresi0whit Cover of edition mempreslincoln00whitrich Cover of edition memoriesofpres2578whit Cover of edition cu31924032769642 First published in 1904 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Democratic vistas: and other papers.
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    Cover of edition democraticvista00whitrich First published in 1871 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Specimen days: & Collect
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    First published in 1882 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Memoranda during the war
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    Cover of edition memorandaduringw0000whit First published in 1876 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Oxford Book of American Essays
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Silver
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1949
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    Cover of edition poetryofnegro1740000hugh Cover of edition poetryofnegro1740000unse First published in 1949 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Hojas de Hierba: Nueva Edición

    First published in 2021 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Leaves of Grass, a Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856 Vol. I-III

    First published in 1943 — 8 editions
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American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)

Born 31 May 1819
Died 26 March 1892

Subjects

Poetry (poetic works by one author), American poetry, Poetry, American Poets, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, American literature, History, Fiction, Criticism and interpretation, Correspondence, Diaries, Drama, Manuscripts, Civilization, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Biography, Children's fiction, Politics and government, Juvenile audience, Literature, Personal narratives, Poets, correspondence, American Civil War, American Manuscripts, Classic Literature

Places

United States, Alabama, England, Owl Creek Bridge, Calcutta, India, New York (State), Surrey, Amazon rainforest, Baker Street, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Canada, Caribbean, Italy, London, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, New York (N.Y.), Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Verona, Andover, Barbados, China

People

Walt Whitman (1819-1892), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Peyton Farquhar, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Louisa Van Velsor Whitman (1795-1873), Stroke Moran, Abram, Amanda Wingfield, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Devil, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Ethelred, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, Jim O'Connor

Time

19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 1861-1865, 20th century, 1865-1918, 1869-1877, 1890, American Civil War, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Siglo XIX, 1600s, 1840, 1841-1845, 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession), 19 century, 19e siècle, 20e siècle, 20th Century, Civil War, December, carnival

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February 27, 2025 Edited by dcapillae Edited without comment.
February 6, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris Remove a whole bunch of bad AKAs
January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
October 29, 2024 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import