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self-styled sketch runs, “Walt Whitman, an American, one of the roughs, a
kosmos.” He could have added journalist, carpenter, nurse, and one of the
greatest poets in English. This program presents a unique literary
biography, tracing Whitman’s childhood, various careers, and the evolution
of the masterpiece that proved his lifelong work, Leaves of Grass. A
collage of photos, paintings, and manuscripts accompanies excerpts of
letters from Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson, as well as readings from
sections of Leaves of Grass, such as “Song of Myself,” “I Sing the
Body Electric,” and “Native Moments.” (22 minutes) The DVD version can be
viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive.
Copyright date: ©2004
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ORDER CODE : FFMBVL32793DVD
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