{"product_id":"leaves-of-grass-the-first-1855-edition-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"Leaves of Grass: The First (1855) Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deluxe edition of Whitman's crowning achievement, with an introductory essay by Harold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I celebrate myself, and sing myself, \u003cbr\u003e And what I assume you shall assume, \u003cbr\u003e For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Walt Whitman self-published his \u003cb\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/b\u003e in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American character. Throughout his great career, Whitman continuously revised, expanded, and republished \u003cb\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/b\u003e, but as Harold Bloom reminds us, the book that matters most is the 1855 original. In celebration of the poem's 150th anniversary, Penguin Classics proudly presents the 1855 text in its original and complete form, with a specially commissioned introductory essay by Harold Bloom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e (1819-1892) was born on Long Island and educated in Brooklyn, New York. He served as a printer's devil, journeyman compositor, itinerant schoolteacher, editor, and unofficial nurse to Northern and Southern soldiers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e was the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and a former Charles Eliot Norton Professor at Harvard. His more than twenty-five books included \u003ci\u003eWhere Shall Wisdom Be Found?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGenius\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHow to Read and Why\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShakespeare: The Invention of the Human\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Western Canon\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of J\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Anxiety of Influence\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a MacArthur Prize Fellow, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the recipient of many awards and honorary degrees, including the Academy's Gold Medal for Belles Lettres and Criticism, the International Prize of Catalonia, and the Alfonso Reyes Prize of Mexico.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.48 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337061917037,"sku":"9780143039273","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/vj7R9a4RuH9780143039273.webp?v=1778922946","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/leaves-of-grass-the-first-1855-edition-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}