Whitman

Author: Li Ye Guang
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Publish Date: 1995-02-01
Features: This book collects the works of Walt Whitman, who regarded his poems as his second life. He shared a breath with Leaves of Grass and was intertwined with it in life and death. We should certainly cherish and study it. This poetry collection contains many famous works, but Chinese readers are more familiar with the longer or relatively longer pieces. Most of Whitman's poems appear simple yet are full of depth, sometimes requiring repeated recitation to grasp their meaning and charm. However, on the other hand, as Whitman's friend John Burroughs pointed out, appreciating his poetry "requires a broad perspective—you cannot get close to the book to read it." Burroughs said, "The poems in Leaves of Grass are like 'a forest, a field, a road; perspective, perspective, perspective everywhere.' This insight is profound, and we can draw inspiration from it."