{"product_id":"leaves-of-grass-the-original-1855-edition-9780486456768","title":"Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition","description":"In 1855, Walt Whitman published -- at his own expense -- the first edition of \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysticism known as Transcendentalism, which eschewed the general society and culture of the time, the writing is distinguished by an explosively innovative free verse style and previously unmentionable subject matter. Exalting nature, celebrating the human body, and praising the senses and sexual love, the monumental work was condemned as \"immoral.\" Whitman continued evolving \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e despite the controversy, growing his influential work decades after its first appearance by adding new poems with each new printing. \u003cbr\u003e This edition presents the original twelve poems from Whitman's premier 1855 publication of \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e. Included are some of the greatest poems of modern times: \"Song of Myself,\" \"I Sing the Body Electric,\" and \"There Was a Child Went Forth\" (which in the first editions of \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass \u003c\/i\u003ewere still nameless), works that continue to upset conventional notions of beauty and originality even today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of America's most influential and innovative poets, Walt Whitman (1819-92) worked as a teacher, journalist, and volunteer nurse during the Civil War. Proclaimed as the nation's first \"poet of democracy,\" Whitman reached out to common readers and opposed censorship with his overt celebrations of sexuality\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627686695186,"sku":"9780486456768","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aeb1806f-dfcd-40b5-bd79-a02b2cf0bf0f.jpg?v=1732708490","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leaves-of-grass-the-original-1855-edition-9780486456768","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}