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Prose works walt whitman the good gray poet also contributed to the greatest prose of american letters with his war diaries, prefaces and democratic vistas in this complete prose works, the companion volume to s leaves of grass. Literature the red badge of courage, excerps from specimen days, four civil war stories by crane, stephen. He characterized the dead as the million dead, and celebrated them in his poems. Buy specimen days by whitman, walt from amazons fiction books store. Michael cunningham is the author of the novels a home at the end of the world, flesh and blood, specimen days, by nightfall, and the snow queen, as well as the collection a wild swan and other. Walt whitmans specimen days, published in 1882, provides an extraordinary picture of an aging poet reassessing the path. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Listen to specimen days by walt whitman, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. Specimen days is a genrebending, haunting, and transformative ode to life in our. Specimen days is a genrebending, haunting, and transformative ode to life in our greatest city, a work.
He rose from obscurity to monumental fame, coming to be recognized as a national figure. Works specimen days and collect, november boughs and goodbye my fancy author. Walter walt whitman 1819 1892 was an american poet, essayist and journalist. Nov 17, 2017 although many great writers have contemplated the power of music, few have articulated it more perfectly or more sensuously than walt whitman may 31, 1819march 26, 1892 does in specimen days public library the sublime collection of prose fragments and journal entries, which gave us whitman on the wisdom of trees and which the poet. But whitmans waters do not flow in the clear stream of a style that refuses to call attention to itselfthe bizarre ideal of. Fall asleep fast and easy sleep music 528hz miracle tone tranquil sleep healing cleanse duration. May 31, 1819 march 26, 1892 was an american poet, essayist, and journalist.