"I celebrate myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease...observing a spear of summer grass." So begins Leaves of Grass, the first great American poem and indeed, to this day, the greatest and most essentially American poem in all our national literature. The publication of Leaves of Grass in July 1855 was a landmark event in literary history. Ralph Waldo Emerson judged the book "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America has yet contributed." Nothing like the volume had ever appeared before. Everything about it--the unusual jacket and title page, the exuberant preface, the twelve free-flowing, untitled poems embracing every realm of experience--was new. The 1855 edition broke new ground in its relaxed style, which prefigured free verse; in its sexual candor; in its images of racial bonding and democratic togetherness; and in the intensity of its affirmation of the sanctity of the physical world. This Anniversary Edition captures the typeface, design and layout of the original edition supervised by Whitman himself. Today's readers get a sense of the "ur-text" of Leaves of Grass, the first version of this historic volume, before Whitman made many revisions of both format and style. The volume also boasts an afterword by Whitman authority David Reynolds, in which he discusses the 1855 edition in its social and cultural contexts: its background, its reception, and its contributions to literary history. There is also an appendix containing the early responses to the volume, including Emerson's letter, Whitman's three self-reviews, and the twenty other known reviews published in various newspapers and magazines. This special volume will be a must-have keepsake for fans of Whitman and lovers of American poetry.
He values the importance of idleness which frees your mind to contemplate beyond usual preoccupations and he then pairs the notion with the purpose of journey or quest. Be complete in yourself,be fully individual,be self-reliant,and also immerse in comman l...
评分He values the importance of idleness which frees your mind to contemplate beyond usual preoccupations and he then pairs the notion with the purpose of journey or quest. Be complete in yourself,be fully individual,be self-reliant,and also immerse in comman l...
评分He values the importance of idleness which frees your mind to contemplate beyond usual preoccupations and he then pairs the notion with the purpose of journey or quest. Be complete in yourself,be fully individual,be self-reliant,and also immerse in comman l...
评分He values the importance of idleness which frees your mind to contemplate beyond usual preoccupations and he then pairs the notion with the purpose of journey or quest. Be complete in yourself,be fully individual,be self-reliant,and also immerse in comman l...
评分He values the importance of idleness which frees your mind to contemplate beyond usual preoccupations and he then pairs the notion with the purpose of journey or quest. Be complete in yourself,be fully individual,be self-reliant,and also immerse in comman l...
阅读体验如同在进行一场漫长而深邃的冥想,每一次重读都会发现新的层次和更深远的意境。我曾经将它视为一本充满激情和浪漫主义色彩的颂歌,但随着时间的推移,我越来越意识到其中蕴含的深刻的哲学思考和对死亡的沉思。诗人面对生命的消逝,展现出一种近乎平静的接受,他并不畏惧终结,而是将其视为自然循环中必要的一部分,与新生和成长并置。这种对“圆满”的理解,超越了简单的悲喜二元对立。书中那种反复出现的意象——道路、海洋、星辰——不再仅仅是地理景观,而成为了存在状态的隐喻,引导着我们思考“旅程”的意义。它迫使你正视自己的有限性,同时也赋予了你面对有限性时的勇气。这种对生命全程的坦然审视,是这部作品超越时代局限的真正力量所在,它让阅读不再是消遣,而成为一种精神上的洗礼与重塑。
评分这本书最让我着迷的是它对“民主”和“个体”之间关系的深刻探讨,尽管它并非一本政治论著,但其精神内核是具有极强社会意义的。诗人以一种前所未有的广度和包容性,将社会上所有阶层、所有职业、所有边缘人物——从码头工人到妓女,从士兵到拓荒者——都纳入到他的赞美诗中。这并非流于表面的泛爱,而是一种根植于对“人性共同本质”的深刻洞察。他仿佛是一位伟大的建筑师,在用文字为每一个平凡的个体建造一座纪念碑,强调了每一个存在单元的不可替代性和神圣性。当你读到他对某一个具体场景的细致描摹时,你不仅看到了那个人,更是感受到了那个时代美国精神的蓬勃张力。这种将“宏大叙事”与“微小个体”完美融合的能力,让整部作品充满了向上的张力,使读者在阅读后,对自身所处的集体和自身价值都会产生一种更坚定、更富有人文关怀的认识。
评分这本诗集简直是一场感官的盛宴,初读时,我被那种磅礴的气势和近乎于“无所不包”的主题所震撼。它不是那种循规蹈矩的诗歌,更像是一条汹涌澎湃的河流,将所有关于生命、自然、自我、以及人类共同命运的碎片一并卷入其中。诗人的语言充满了原始的生命力,没有矫饰的雕琢,却有着直击人心的力量。他似乎毫不费力地就能在描绘一片草叶的脉络时,瞬间将视角拉升到宇宙的洪荒之中。特别是那些对“我”的颂扬,那种自信、坦荡、甚至有些近乎神性的自我肯定,读来令人热血沸腾。我仿佛跟着他走遍了美国广袤的土地,从喧嚣的城市到宁静的田野,每一个场景都被赋予了不朽的意义。阅读的过程更像是一种沉浸式的体验,我需要放慢呼吸,去捕捉那些看似随意的排列中蕴含的韵律和激情。它挑战了传统的诗歌结构和道德约束,以一种近乎于先知般的口吻,宣告着一种全新的、更自由的生命哲学。这本书的魅力在于它的“在场感”,你感觉诗人正站在你的身旁,用他那充满汗水和泥土气息的声音,向你诉说着这个世界的奇迹。
评分对于不熟悉美国诗歌史的读者来说,初接触这本书可能会感到一种强烈的“陌生感”,它打破了太多既定的文学规范。它的句式冗长,充满了排比、重复和突兀的插入语,阅读时需要极高的心智参与度来梳理其内在的逻辑脉络。但正是在这种看似不羁的表象之下,隐藏着一种极其精密的结构设计,仿佛是一张巨大的、不断自我延伸的网络。这种写作风格本身就是一种宣言,宣告着文学可以摆脱欧洲古典传统的束缚,发展出一种真正属于“新大陆”的、充满野性和创生力的表达方式。它挑战了“美”的传统定义,将“粗糙”、“原始”、“未经打磨”提升到了艺术的高度。对我而言,它不是一本用来欣赏的“作品集”,更像是一本“行动指南”,指引着我们如何更热烈、更无保留地去体验和拥抱这个充满矛盾与可能性的世界,让人读完之后,感觉自己对“生活”这个词的理解都变得更加丰富和立体了。
评分我必须承认,第一次翻开这本书时,我的脑海中充满了困惑和疏离感。那些长长的、缺乏传统韵脚和格律束缚的句子,初读起来像是一堆散落的、毫无章法的词语堆砌。我习惯了那种工整押韵的文字带来的舒适感,而这里的文字则像是在野外生长出来的植物,充满了粗粝的生命力,却也显得有些难以驾驭。尤其是其中对身体和感官的直白描绘,在当时保守的阅读习惯下,让我感到有些局促不安,甚至可以说是一种冲击。它不是那种可以让你轻松愉快地消磨一个下午的读物;它要求读者付出极大的耐心和一种“重新学习如何阅读”的姿态。但奇妙的是,当你决定放下那些既定的审美标准,尝试去感受它内在的流动时,一种奇特的连接感便油然而生。你会开始理解,诗人正在用一种全新的语法来歌颂存在本身,一种包容一切、不加评判的接纳。它不是要取悦你,而是要震撼你,把你从舒适区中拽出来,直面那些复杂、矛盾却又真实无比的人类体验。
评分在yale的图书馆里面看到了这一版本 最漂亮的一版
评分Best American poet. Voice of the New World.
评分读于初三.
评分读于初三.
评分like freedom
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