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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: Notebook used along the New Jersey coast, September & October 1883

    First published in 1992 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: child's reminiscence.: Collected by Thomas O. Mabbott and Rollo G. Silver, with an introd. and notes.

    First published in 1930 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: uncollected poetry and prose of Walt Whitman much of which has been but recently discovered with various early manuscripts now first published

    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: complete writings.: Issued under the editorial supervision of his literary executors, Richard Maurice Bucke, Thomas B. Harned, and Horace L. Traubel; with additional bibliographical and critical material prepared by Oscar Lovell Triggs.

    First published in 1902 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Franklin Evans: or, The inebriate; a tale of the times.

    First published in 1929 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: 1855-56 notebook toward the second edition of Leaves of grass

    First published in 1959 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Civil War Reader: Literature
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    First published in 1996 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature
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    Cover of edition unitedstatesinli00_7za First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Familiar poems, annotated
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    Cover of edition familiarpoemsann0000unse First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Walt Whitman: representative selections
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    First published in 1934 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Whitman
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    First published in 2004 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Walt Whitman's Guide to Manly Health and Training
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    First published in 2017 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Specimen days & collect

    First published in 1882 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: November Boughs

    First published in 2022 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Selections from the Prose and Poetry of Walt Whitman

    First published in 2022 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Complete Poems and Prose. 1855-1888

    First published in 2022 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: We Love Fall: Classic Poems About Autumn

    First published in 2014 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Poemas

    First published in 2022 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: November Boughs

    First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of Walt Whitman

    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)

Born 31 May 1819
Died 26 March 1892

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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