12 mai 1855 - Whitman publishes the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a collection of twelve poems written in a bold new style.
Description:
Readers are shocked and awed by the poems' raw subject material and striking style. Ralph Waldo Emerson sends Whitman a letter praising the book and congratulating him on "the beginning of a great career."Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
12 mai 1855
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 170 ans