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Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself / Allen Crawford
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FA.B78.2313
5.25 x 8.25 in
2014
Hardcover book illustrated Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself".
"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 illuminate--like medieval monks with their own holy scriptures—Whitman’s masterpiece and the core of his poetic vision, 'Song of Myself.' Crawford has turned the original sixty-page poem from Whitman’s 1855 edition into a sprawling 234-page work of art, available now in its second Tin House edition with a new cover in celebration of Whitman’s 200th birthday. The handwritten text and illustrations intermingle in a way that’s both surprising and wholly in tune with the spirit of the poem--they’re exuberant, rough, and wild. 'Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself' is a sensational reading experience, an artifact in its own right, and a masterful tribute to the Good Gray Poet." -- publisher's description