leaves_of_grass

作者：Walt Whitman

播音：Gord Mackenzi

音频：35

更新：Leaves of Grass.pdf

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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.