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惠特曼 自我之歌 惠特曼 自我之歌 本文由daeminem贡献 一 Walt Whitman Walter Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist,(人道主义者) he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism （超 验主义：一种文学和哲学运动，与拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生和玛格丽特·富勒有关，宣称存在一 种理想的精神实体，超越于经验和科学之处，通过直觉得以把握） and realism（现实主义）, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon（作家的真作）, often called the father of free verse.自由诗 His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. Born on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, a government clerk, and–in addition to publishing his poetry–was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War. Whitmans major work, Leaves of Grass, was first published in 1855 with his own money. The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic. He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892. After a stroke towards the end of his life, he moved to Camden, New Jersey, where his health further declined. He died at age 72 and his funeral became a public spectacle. spekt?k?l] n. 景象, 场面, 奇观, 壮观, 公开展 Whitmans sexuality is often discussed alongside his poetry. Though biographers continue to debate his sexuality, he is usually described as either homosexual or bisexual in his feelings and attractions. Whitman was concerned with politics throughout his life. He opposed the extension of slavery generally. His poetry presented an egalitarian view of the races, and at one point he called for the abolition of slavery, but later he saw the abolitionist movement as a threat to democracy.[6] Song of Myself is a poem by Walt Whitman that is included in his work Leaves of Grass. 二 Publication history The poem was published first without sections and was the first of twelve untitled poems of the first (1855) edition of Leaves of Gr