美国文学诗作欣赏及演讲之Walt Whitman.pptVIP

O Captain! My Captain! Walt Whitman Walt Whitman(1819-1892) American Romanticism(18世纪末—19世纪中后期） Moral enthusiasm Individuality and intuitive perception Walt Whitman is a great democratic poet. He is the father of free verse(不受格律约束的自由诗体) in poetry. Not only the form of his free verse but also his thought of democracy have been influential to the world literature. ① Leaves of Grass《草叶集》：It marked the birth of truly American poetry. It has been praised as“ Democratic Bible(共和圣经）and as American Epic(美国史诗). ②Song of Myself 《自我之歌》 O Captain! My C