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Leaves of Grass

Two Volume Deluxe Collectable Edition Featuring 300 Pages of Writing, Notes, and Ephemera

9781952119552
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Mcsweeney's Literary Arts Fund
Overview

McSweeney’s presents a gorgeous cloth-bound, hardcover, multi-book edition of Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman’s masterpiece. In addition to the original, full-length work, we’ve compiled a dazzling array of archival materials, including handwritten drafts and other ephemera, to accompany this edition.


Author Bio
Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A 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.