Walt Whitman died on March 26,1892 and he was buried in a tomb that he had designed on a lot in Harleigh Cemetery
Walt Whitman died on March 26, 1892 and he was buried in a tomb that he had designed on a lot in Harleigh Cemetery
Influences:Literature and Music Italian opera:"Were it not for the opera,I could never have written Leaves of Grass. ● Shakespeare,especially Richard III. 。The Bible Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus
Influences: Literature and Music l Italian opera: “Were it not for the opera, I could never have written Leaves of Grass.” l Shakespeare, especially Richard III. l The Bible l Thomas Carlyle’s Sartor Resartus
Literary Acquaintances Edgar Allan Poe 。Villiam Cullen Bryant ●Amos Bronson Alcott ●Henry David Thoreau Emerson:Emerson helped Whitman to "find himself:I was simmering(煨，炖)， simmering;Emerson brought ne to a boil
Literary Acquaintances l Edgar Allan Poe l William Cullen Bryant l Amos Bronson Alcott l Henry David Thoreau l Emerson: Emerson helped Whitman to “find himself”: “I was simmering(煨，炖), simmering; Emerson brought me to a boil
Whitman's Main Works Leaves of Grass(1855-1891) Many Editions 2 Beat!Beat!Drums！ .O,Captain,My Captain I Hear American Singing Walt Whitman
Whitman’s Main Works l Leaves of Grass (1855-1891) Many Editions l Beat! Beat! Drums! l O, Captain, My Captain l I Hear American Singing
About Leaves of Grass The first edition of his masterpiece,Leaves of Grass,appeared in 1855. Emerson praised Whitman's poetry as "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet to contribute." Even Thoreau was appalled by Whitman's poetry,and he was certainly no conformist (follower)！
About Leaves of Grass l The first edition of his masterpiece, Leaves of Grass, appeared in 1855. l Emerson praised Whitman’s poetry as “the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet to contribute.” l Even Thoreau was appalled by Whitman’s poetry, and he was certainly no conformist (follower)!