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Leaves of Grass was first published in 1855 and contained only twelve poems. Whitman continued to add to and revise his collection over the next 30 years. Over the years, Whitman published a number of volumes of Leaves of Grass as he wrote more poems and increased the collection. He explores many issues and themes in his work, and it is impossible to breifly summarize the entire work here.
These eNotes attempt to describe and analyze many of Whitman’s major poems. The entire “deathbed” edition of Whitman’s work contains over 400 poems. While it is not...
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- Drum-Taps: Questions and Answers
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- Whispers of Heavenly Death and Songs of Parting: Questions and Answers
- Individual Longer Poems: Questions and Answers
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