walt whitman

Title: walt whitman
Category: Literature / English
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walt whitman

Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet, whose work boldly asserts the worth of the individual and the oneness of all humanity. Whitman’s defiant break with traditional poetic concerns and style exerted a major influence on American thought and literature. Born near Huntington, New York, Whitman was the second of a family of nine children. His father was a carpenter. The poet had a particularly close relationship with his mother. When Whitman was four years old, his …showed first 75 words of 867 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 867 total…everything there is to know about life. There will always be some secret or mystery left unsolved. Whether a child or adult, no one person will ever know the real meaning of life or it secrets. Whitman was a very strong poet. Today his poetry has been translated into every major language. His collection is considered to be one of the world’s major literary works and stands as a revolutionary development in poetry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**

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