5/12/2023 0 Comments Leaves of grass 1855![]() Now, a new series, Library of America Paperback Classics, offers attractive and affordable books that bring The Library of America’s authoritative texts within easy reach of every reader. This Library of America Paperback Classic includes two complete texts: the 1855 first edition and the magnificent culminating edition of 1891-1892.įor almost thirty years, The Library of America has presented America’s best and most significant writing in acclaimed hardcover editions. Six editions and thirty-seven years later, Leaves of Grass had been recognized as one of the central masterworks of world poetry. ![]() A commercial failure, this book was the first stage of a massive, lifelong enterprise. ![]() ![]() In 1855, a small volume appeared, self-published by a failed Brooklyn journalist and carpenter: twelve untitled poems and a preface announcing the author’s aims. ![]()
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