I Hear America Singing

Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 085646340X

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I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman Pdf

Walt Whitman (1819-92) is the authentic voice of democratic America. After a childhood in Brooklyn, he spent many years in and around Manhattan and Washington, where he witnessed troops returning from the Civil War and tended wounded soldiers in the camp hospitals. Whitman's broad humanity, his love of cities (especially Manhattan), his sympathy with all conditions of people, and his visionary - even prophetic - sense of the reality of the American dream make him as much a poet for our time as he was for the time of the American Civil War and its aftermath. This selection of courageous and consoling poems focuses on Whitman's vision of democracy, his love of Manhattan, his sense of the future - and of the community of peoples of this earth.

Author : David Kastin
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Music
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110407918

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I Hear America Singing by David Kastin Pdf

The first edition of American Popular Music introduces the history and influence of American music within the broader context of American culture. It reveals how the history of American music connects to contemporary popular music through specific examples showing how past styles and performers have influenced current musical styles. Presents a balanced, accurate, and comprehensive portrayal of American popular music within a narrative, conversational style while discussing various musical styles and performers in a larger social and historical context that provides a larger perspective on American cultural history. The book relates the development of each musical genre to its historical period and places individual performers and styles within their larger social or artistic context. It includes numerous excerpts from literary works that reveal the tremendous influence popular music has had on American culture. It also presents over 300 photos and illustrations, including album covers, posters, sheet music illustrations, and song lyrics. An important reference for any reader interested in the history of American popular music.

Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Philomel
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0399218084

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I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman Pdf

Whitman's famous poem, accompanied by linoleum-cut illustrations, depicts people at work all over an earlier America.

Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781473362222

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Poems by Walt Whitman by Walt Whitman Pdf

Walt Whitman is widely regarded as one of the masters of American poetry. Here are collected his finest poems, a perfect companion for any fan of Whitman's work.

Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 1255 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780141919836

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The Complete Poems by Walt Whitman Pdf

In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work which defined him as one of America's most influential voices, and which he added to throughout his life. A collection of astonishing originality and intensity, it spoke of politics, sexual emancipation and what it meant to be an American. From the joyful 'Song of Myself' and 'I Sing the Body Electric' to the elegiac 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd', Whitman's art fuses oratory, journalism and song in a vivid celebration of humanity.

Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781722525057

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Song of Myself by Walt Whitman Pdf

One of the Greatest Poems in American Literature Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was considered by many to be one of the most important American poets of all time. He had a profound influence on all those who came after him. “Song of Myself”, a portion of Whitman’s monumental poetry collection “Leaves of Grass”, is one of his most beloved poems. It was through this moving piece that Whitman first made himself known to the world. One of the most acclaimed of all American poems, it is written in Whitman’s signature free verse style, without a regular form, meter, or rhythm. His lines have a mesmerizing chant-like quality, as he sought to make poetry more appealing. Few poems are as fun to read aloud as this one. Considered to be the core of his poetic vision, this poem is an optimistic and inspirational look at the world in 1855. It is exhilarating, epic, and fresh in its brilliant and fascinating diction and wordplay as it tries to capture the unique meaning of words of the day, while also embracing the rapidly evolving vocabularies of the sciences and the streets. Far ahead of its time, it was considered by many social conservatives to be scandalous and obscene for its depiction of sexuality and desire, while at the same time, critics hailed the poem as a modern masterpiece. This first version of “Song of Myself” is far superior to the later versions and will delight readers with the playfulness of its diction as it glorifies the self, body, and soul. “I am large, I contain multitudes,”

Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002415170D

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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Pdf

Author : The American Poetry & Literacy Project
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780486110264

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101 Great American Poems by The American Poetry & Literacy Project Pdf

Rich treasury of verse from the 19th and 20th centuries includes works by Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot, other notables.

Author : Eugene J. McCarthy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Politics, Practical
ISBN : WISC:89076965219

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1968 by Eugene J. McCarthy Pdf

Author : Neil Philip
Publisher : Viking Books for Young Readers
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:49015002327683

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Singing America by Neil Philip Pdf

An anthology of poems that describe, celebrate and bring to vivid life the American experience.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410348937

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A Study Guide for Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Langston Hughes
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442420081

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I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes Pdf

Winner of the Coretta Scott King illustrator award, I, Too, Am America blends the poetic wisdom of Langston Hughes with visionary illustrations from Bryan Collier in this inspirational picture book that carries the promise of equality. I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Langston Hughes was a courageous voice of his time, and his authentic call for equality still rings true today. Beautiful paintings from Barack Obama illustrator Bryan Collier accompany and reinvent the celebrated lines of the poem "I, Too," creating a breathtaking reminder to all Americans that we are united despite our differences. This picture book of Langston Hughes’s celebrated poem, "I, Too, Am America," is also a Common Core Text Exemplar for Poetry.

Author : Leslie Marmon Silko
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0813520053

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Yellow Woman by Leslie Marmon Silko Pdf

Ambiguous and unsettling, Silko's "Yellow Woman" explores one woman's desires and changes--her need to open herself to a richer sensuality. Walking away from her everyday identity as daughter, wife and mother, she takes possession of transgressive feelings and desires by recognizing them in the stories she has heard, by blurring the boundaries between herself and the Yellow Woman of myth.

Author : Lewis Turco
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Criticism
ISBN : 0874519551

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The Book of Literary Terms by Lewis Turco Pdf

An expert's indispensable guide to English letters and the writing arts.

Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1975-01-01
Category : Children's poetry, American
ISBN : 0440041449

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Walt Whitman's I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman Pdf

Whitman's well-known poem is accompanied by full-page illustrations.