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Walter Whitman war ein US-amerikanischer Dichter, Essayist und Journalist. Er gilt als einer der einflussreichsten amerikanischen Lyriker des 19. Jahrhunderts. Sein Hauptwerk ist die Gedichtsammlung Leaves of Grass, die er von 1855 bis kurz vor seinem Tod 1892 immer wieder erweiterte und veränderte. Whitmans Lyrik verwendet überwiegend freie ...
Walter Whitman Jr. ( / ˈhwɪtmən /; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. [1]
Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2), he celebrated democracy, nature, love, and friendship. This monumental work chanted praises to the body as well as to the soul, and found beauty and reassurance…
27. Mai 2024 · Walt Whitman was an American poet, journalist and essayist whose verse collection Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, is a landmark in the history of American literature. His aim was to transcend traditional epics and to eschew normal aesthetic form.
- Walt Whitman spent his childhood in New York, where he was first employed at age 12 as a printer. He later held jobs as a newspaper editor and a sc...
- The verse collection Leaves of Grass is Walt Whitman’s best-known work. He revised and added to the collection throughout his life, producing ultim...
- Walt Whitman’s poetry was innovative for its verse style and for the way it challenged traditional narratives. He championed the individual soul ov...
The Walt Whitman Archive, edited by Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price, is published by the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln under a Creative Commons License.
Learn about the life and works of Walt Whitman, one of America's greatest poets. Explore his themes, style, influences, and legacy in this comprehensive website.
31. Mai 2019 · Er gehört zu den wichtigsten Dichtern der USA: Walt Whitman – am 31. Mai 1819 geboren – verwarf die alte Reimform, sprengte formale und inhaltliche Grenzen und predigte Solidarität und...
