- 名称：leaves_of_grass
- 作者：Walt Whitman
- 状态：完结
- 播音：Gord Mackenzi
- 最新章节：Leaves of Grass.pdf
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leaves_of_grass
- AmericanpoetWaltWhitman’sLeavesofGrass,isacollectionofpoemsnotableforitsfrankdelightinandpraiseofthesenses,duringatimewhensuchcandiddisplayswereconsideredimmoral.Wheremuchpreviouspoetry,especiallyEnglish,reliedonsymbolism,allegory,andmeditationonthereligiousandspiritual,LeavesofGrassexaltedthebodyandthematerialworld.WhitmanwasinspiredtobeginLeavesofGrassafterreadinganessaybyRalphWaldoEmersonwhichexpressedaneedforauniquelyAmericanpoet.Whenthebookwasfirstpublished,WhitmansentacopytoEmerson,whosepraisefulletterofresponsehelpedlaunchthebooktosuccess.Whitman’shero,AbrahamLincoln,readandenjoyedanearlyversionofLeavesofGrass.Despitesuchhighrecommendations,Whitmanfacedchargesofobscenityandimmoralityforhiswork,butthisonlyledtoincreasedpopularityofthebook.WhitmancontinuallyrevisedandrepublishedLeavesofGrassthroughouthislifetime,notablyaddingthe“Drum-Taps”sectionafterLincoln’sassassination.Thebookgrewfrom12poemsinitsfirstpublication,whichWhitmanpaidforandtypesethimself,tonearly400poemsinitsfinal,“DeathBedEdition.”Thisrecordingisofthefinaledition.
