Old Chants

By Whitman, Walt

Book Id: WPLBN0002951990
Format Type:
File Size: 11.91 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Old Chants
Author:	Whitman, Walt
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Poetry, History, Instruction
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Old Chants
Historic Publication Date:	1891
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Whitman, B. W. (1891). Old Chants. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Old Chants by Walt Whitman. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 15, 2011. Walter Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.(summary by Wikipedia) The first edition of Leaves of Grass was very small, collecting only twelve unnamed poems in 95 pages. Whitman continued to expand the editions until the ninth and final edition of almost 400 poems.(summary by David Lawrence)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
History, Instruction, Poetry