Walt-Whitman--沃尔特·惠特曼-英美文学要点.pptVIP

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) Life Born: 31 May 1819 Birthplace: Long Island, New York. Died:26 March 1892 Born in a working-class family, son of a carpenter At four, family moved to Brooklyn, New York Attended public school Apprenticed to a printer Returned to Long Island in 1835 and taught in country schools Edited a newspaper, the Long-Islander, in Huntington Back to New York City to work as a printer and journalist Experienced various jobs Began writing a new kind of poetry (free verse) Whitmans democratic ideals individualism America’s first “poet of democracy” Whitmans democratic id