Democratic Vistas And Other Papers

First published in 1888, this volume contains a collection of Walt Whitman's work together with his famous essay âDemocratic Vistasâ. Walt Whitman (1819 â" 1892) was an American essayist, poet, and journalist who was pivotal to the transition from transcendentalism to realism. His work was notably divisive and claimed by many to be obscene when first published, but he is now considered to be one of the most influential people in the American poetic canon and the âfather of free verseâ. âDemocratic Vistasâ is an 1871 classic work of comparative politics and letters within which condemns the greed and corruption Golden age and denounces American post-Civil War materialism. Contents include: âDemocratic Vistasâ, âMy Hook and Iâ, âA Backward Glance on my own Roadâ, âOur Eminent Visitors (Past, Present, and Futureâ, âA Thought on Shakespeareâ, What Lurks Behind Shakespeare's Historical Playsâ, âRobert Burns as Poet and Personâ, âA word About a Bookâ, âFive Thousand Poemsâ, âNotes Left Overâ, etc. Other notable works by this author include: âFranklin Evansâ (1842), âLife and Adventures of Jack Engleâ (1852), and âLeaves of Grassâ (1855). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.