Walter Whitman 惠特曼 (1819—1892).pptVIP

Walt Whitman 惠特曼 (1819—1892) Comments on Whitman Comments on Leaves of Grass Whitman’s Poems O Captain! My Captain! “船长！我的船长！” “I Hear America Singing” “我听见美利坚国在歌唱” * * * * * * * * famous for so many poems about a famous person, Abraham Lincoln Leaves of Grass remembered as the All American Writer a romantic poet before the Civil War and a realist after it Walt Whitman promote China’s new poems movement Poetic style: free verse Leaves of Grass 9 editions 12 poems 383 poems a powerful epic of the self in free verse 1. the individualism, the love of freedom, striving for pe