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3.9 Passages from Leaves of Grass
3.9 Passages from Leaves of Grass Thus, we shall begin now to quote some passages from Leaves of Grass, reminding ourselves and the reader of Whitman’s “abrupt departure” from traditional poetic forms. Even though we have brought here examples of … Continue reading
3.7 Leaves of Grass in Brazil
3.7 Leaves of Grass in Brazil As unusual notes from an uncommon singer, we will offer in the body of our work the re-creation in Portuguese of the following books/poems from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass: “INSCRIPTIONS”; “Starting from Paumanok”; … Continue reading
2.2 Brazilian editions of Leaves of Grass
2.2 Brazilian editions of Leaves of Grass Compared to what happened in other nations, the Leaves has a short and small history in Brazil. The oldest edition is the famous Folhas das Folhas de Relva (Leaves from Leaves of Grass), … Continue reading
1. Introduction
1 INTRODUCTION The purpose of our work is to render a considerable part of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass in Portuguese, so that the Brazilian reader can have an idea of who the great American poet was and what his … Continue reading
Alan Trachtenberg
Alan Trachtenberg writes about Whitman’s influence on modern poets in his essay “Walt Whitman: Precipitant of the Modern” (GREENSPAN, 1997, pp.194-207).
