Whitman Illuminated Song of Myself
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Walt Whitman's iconic collection of poems,Leaves of Grass, has earned a reputation as a sacred American text. Whitman himself made such comparisons, going so far as to use biblical verse as a model for his own. So it's only appropriate that artist and illustrator Allen Crawford has chosen to illuminatelike medieval monks with their own holy scripturesWhitman's masterpiece and the core of his poetic vision, Song of Myself.” Crawford has turned the original 60-page poem from Whitman's 1855 edition into a sprawling 234-page work of art. The handwritten text and illustrations intermingle in a way that's both surprising and wholly in tune with the spirit of the poemthey're exuberant, rough, and wild.Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myselfis a sensational reading experience, an artifact in its own right, and a masterful tribute to the Good Gray Poet.
Book information
ISBN: | 9781935639787 |
Publisher: | Tin House Books |
Imprint: | Tin House |
Pub date: | 13 May 2014 |
Edition: | First edition |
DEWEY: | 913.6 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 6 unnumbered , 11 , 235 unnumbered |
Weight: | 544g |
Height: | 198mm |
Width: | 132mm |
Spine width: | 28mm |