{"product_id":"leaves-of-grass-first-and-death-bed-editions","title":"Leaves of Grass First and Death-Bed Editions","description":"\u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. When \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1855 as a slim tract of twelve untitled poems, \u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e was still an unknown. But his self-published volume soon became a landmark of poetry, introducing the world to a new and uniquely American form. The \"father of free verse,\" Whitman drew upon the cadence of simple, even idiomatic speech to \"sing\" such themes as democracy, sexuality, and frank autobiography. \u003cp\u003eThroughout his prolific writing career, Whitman continually revised his work and expanded Leaves of Grass, which went through nine, substantively different editions, culminating in the final, authoritative \"Death-bed Edition.\" Now the original 1855 version and the \"\u003ci\u003eDeath-bed Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\" of 1892 have been brought together in a single volume, allowing the reader to experience the total scope of Whitman's genius, which produced love lyrics, visionary musings, glimpses of nightmare and ecstasy, celebrations of the human body and spirit, and poems of loneliness, loss, and mourning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlive with the mythical strength and vitality that epitomized the American experience in the nineteenth century, Leaves of Grass continues to inspire, uplift, and unite those who read it. \u003cb\u003eKaren Karbiener\u003c\/b\u003e received a Ph.D. from Columbia University and currently teaches at New York University. She also wrote the introduction and notes for the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics edition of \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48667362132223,"sku":"*R0124054*","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5256943482755.jpg?v=1781288838","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/leaves-of-grass-first-and-death-bed-editions","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}