Project Gutenberg 2004-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 94 Whitman, Walt 1819 1892 Whitman, Walter Wagenvoort, Maurits 1859 1944 Leaves of grass. Dutch Grashalmen Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Grashalmen" by Walt Whitman is a poetic collection likely written in the mid-19th century. This work is a translation of Whitman's seminal "Leaves of Grass" and is presented as a profound reflection on the human experience, democracy, and the natural world, embodying the spirit of American life and its complexity. Whitman's writing explores themes of individuality, love, nature, and equality, emphasizing a deeply emotional and universal connection. The opening of "Grashalmen" begins with a personal introduction from the translator, Maurits Wagenvoort, who reflects on his admiration for Whitman's poetry, particularly how it encapsulates the essence of American life as he experienced during his travels. He shares the transformative impact Whitman’s work had on him, expressing the challenge he faced in translating the rich layers of Whitman's voice. The text hints at the fusion of body and spirit central to Whitman's poetry, highlighting the celebration of both the individual and collective human experience. The beginning also offers fragments of poems that introduce readers to Whitman's themes of life, love, and the interconnectedness of all beings, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of these concepts throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Poetry PS Text Browsing: Poetry 535134 330924 2024-10-06T12:07:05.341209 2023-10-06T12:24:05.457949 text/html text/html 284561 2020-12-18T20:47:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 119409 2020-12-18T20:47:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 139940 2024-10-06T12:07:19.290162 application/epub+zip 148301 2024-10-06T12:07:08.509216 application/epub+zip 138811 2024-10-06T12:07:06.822252 application/epub+zip 339554 2024-10-06T12:07:24.447113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195490 2024-10-06T12:07:16.868174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208856 2022-09-07T15:28:44.301861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179103 179030 2024-10-06T12:06:58.993269 2023-10-06T12:24:01.529885 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 178789 2020-12-18T20:47:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69168 2020-12-18T20:47:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19542 2024-10-06T12:07:24.617204 application/rdf+xml 22829 2024-10-06T12:07:06.999208 image/jpeg 3255 2024-10-06T12:07:06.911217 image/jpeg 125978 2024-10-06T12:07:05.370208 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia