常耀信美国文学史第三版Chapter6Whitman·Dickinson报告.pptxVIP

;In 1848, he traveled south to work in the New Orleans. In 1855, the first edition of his work, Leaves of Grass came out with his own money, which contained twelve poems. In 1856, his second edition of the book released , containing thirty-three poems, a letter from Emerson praising the first edition and a long open letter by Whitman in response. Whitman was buried in Harleigh Cemetery(公墓) after his death on March 26,1892. ;Religion;Whitmans sexual orientation is generally assumed to be homosexual or bisexual on the basis of his poetry, though this assumption has been disputed. His poetry dep