"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 publicat...(展开全部)

When Walt Whitman self-published his Leaves of Grass in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American character. Throughout his great career, Whitman continuously revised, expanded, and republished Leaves of Grass, but as Harold Bloo...(展开全部)

When Walt Whitman self-published his Leaves of Grass in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American character. Throughout his great career, Whitman continuously revised, expanded, and republished Leaves of Grass, but as Harold Bloo...(展开全部)

"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 publicat...(展开全部)

In the dark, spellbinding sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must confront the weight of her actions as she and Ravyn embark on a perilous quest to save the kingdom—perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching. Gripped by a tyrant king and in the thrall of dark magic, the kingdom is in peril. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathere...(展开全部)

鲁迅原名周樟寿，字豫山，后改名周树人，字豫才，浙江绍兴人。少年时代在家塾学习诗书经传，喜欢野史杂录和民间绘画艺术。1898年就读于洋务派创办的南京江南水师学堂，数月后重考入江南陆师学堂附设的路矿学堂，开始接触新学。1902年到日本留学。4月入弘文学院，1904年4月结业，6月入仙台医学专门学校。这一时期开始参加各种民族民主革命活动，广泛涉猎西方近代科学文艺书刊。最早的一篇译述文章《斯巴达之魂》前半部分发表于l903年6月在日本出版的《浙江潮》第5期(后半部分载于第9期)；同年在东京出版了第一本翻译科幻小说《月界旅行》。1906年弃医学文，希望以文艺改造国民精神。筹办文艺杂志《新生》，未果，转而在《河南》杂志发表《人之历史》、《摩罗诗力说》、《文化偏重论》等重要论文。与周作人合译《域外小说集》第一集，1909年出版。1909年夏回国，先后在杭州浙江两级...(展开全部)

张贤亮，男，江苏盱眙县人，1936年12月生于南京。1955年中学毕业后至宁夏银川干部文化学校任教。1957年因在《延河》文学月刊上发表长诗《大风歌》而被列为右派，遂遭受劳教、管制、监禁达十几年，其间曾外逃流浪，讨饭度日。1979年9月获平反，1980年调至宁夏《朔方》文学杂志社任编辑，同年加入中国作家协会，1981年开始专业文学创作。曾任宁夏回族自治区文联副主席、主席，中国作家协会宁夏分会主席等职，并任六届政协全国委员会委员，中国作协主席团委员。受家庭影响，从小深受中国古典文学熏陶，中学时代开始广泛接触俄罗斯文学和法国文学作品，并尝试文学创作，曾写作发表了60余首诗歌。1979年重新执笔创作后，先后发表了短篇小说《邢老汉和狗的故事》、《灵与肉》、《肖尔布拉克》、《初吻》等；中篇小说《土牢情话》、《龙种》、《河的子孙》、《绿化树》、《浪漫的黑炮》、《...(展开全部)

This new edition of "Leaves of Grass" inlcudes "Live Oak, with Moss" and prose selections from "Democratic Vistas" and "Specimen Days". Throughout the text, the explanatory annotations have been revised and expanded. "Whitman on His Art" presents a collection of Whitman's statements about his role as a poet taken from his notebooks, letters, conversations and newspaper articles...(展开全部)

This new edition of "Leaves of Grass" inlcudes "Live Oak, with Moss" and prose selections from "Democratic Vistas" and "Specimen Days". Throughout the text, the explanatory annotations have been revised and expanded. "Whitman on His Art" presents a collection of Whitman's statements about his role as a poet taken from his notebooks, letters, conversations and newspaper articles...(展开全部)

Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits--an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies--who one day take up residence in a tree house. AS they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree, The Grass Harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom. But most of all it teaches us about the s...(展开全部)