Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy, Hardcover - Mark Edmundson

In the midst of a crisis of democracy, we have much to learn from Walt Whitman's journey toward egalitarian selfhood. Walt Whitman knew a great dea...

From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracyFor decades, ra...

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Reducere. Description"Song of Myself, " a portion of Walt Whitman's monumental poetry collection "Leaves of Grass, " is perhaps one of his most loved poems. ...

Reducere. One of Walt Whitman's most loved and greatest poems, "Song of Myself" is an optimistic and inspirational look at the world. Originally published as...

Reducere. Carefully chosen for kids, 35 illustrated poems are presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier, PhD, a Whitman expert...

Contributor(s): Author: Walt WhitmanConsidered by many to be the quintessential American poet, Walt Whitman (1819-92) exerted a profound influence ...

Do I contradict myself?Very well then I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.)Abundant, ecstatic, generous, courageous - this is th...

Reducere. Mark Doty has always felt haunted by Walt Whitman's bold, perennially new American voice, and by his equally radical claims about body and soul and...

Reducere. With the first publication of "Leaves of Grass" in 1855, Walt Whitman was solidified as an American poet of undeniable importance. The poems contai...

"Walt Whitman's verse gave the poetry of America a distinctive national voice. It reflects the unique vitality of the new nation, the vastness of t...

This innovative and highly original study uses three famous Caribbean authors to explore Walt Whitman's engagement with capitalist modernity.Publis...

Reducere. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Although the first edition w...

Reducere. This unabridged edition of Leaves of Grass presents the original 1855 versions and limited formatting of Whitman's most famous poems, including "So...

Reducere. Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings was known for saying "We're better than this." He said it in Baltimore, a city on the verge of explosion over...

Reducere. In a time of social and ecological crises, people everywhere are looking for solutions. States and capitalism, rather than providing them, only mak...

DescriptionIn Christ and the Common Life Luke Bretherton provides an introduction to historical and contemporary theological reflection on politics...

Reducere. Nineteenth-century poet Walt Whitman employs the language of his day to express a wonder about the world below the sea that is timeless.

Whitman's poems are organic and free flowing, fit into no previously defined genre and skilfully combine autobiographical, sociological and religio...

A colourful cast of characters from Roman mythology are brought to life in this series of adventures with a fesity female heroine. Percy Jackson fo...

Part memoir, part call to action, this young readers' edition dives into the inspiring life of the late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings--from c...

Reducere. One of the most creative and individual poets America has produced, Walt Whitman was also a prolific diarist, note-taker, and essayist whose intima...

Reducere. From war-torn Olympus to New York City, mythology and reality collide in a breathtaking adventure.

Reducere. Much like the fresh leaves of grass in the title, the poems in this seminal collection by one the most beloved American poets of all time are fragr...

While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a "new birth of freedom, " Heather Cox Richardson argues in this ...

Whitman's most transcendental, life-affirming and poignant poems, demonstrating his direct and unembellished style. A }Macmillan Collector's Librar...

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Reducere. Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence. Gun-related deaths and injuries happen at high rates every year....

A reception history of William Blake's 'Jerusalem' that traces the hymn's increasing associations with national identity and explores how different...

In 1855, Walt Whitman published -- at his own expense -- the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the infl...

Reducere. Sit back and travel the universe through the imagination of Walt Whitman. From the depths of the sea to the far reaches of the cosmos, from the son...

DescriptionIn 1855, an unknown but wildly ambitious young poet self-published the first edition of Leaves of Grass, consisting of twelve untitled p...

Ralph Waldo Emerson issued a call for a great poet to capture and immortalize the unique American experience. In 1855, an answer came with Leaves o...

The iconic American poet's pioneering and influential expression of presence, enthusiasm and attention, first published in 1855, is brought out in ...