{"product_id":"the-correspondence-volume-iv-9780814794241","title":"The Correspondence: Volume IV","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeneral Series Editors: Gay Wilson Allen and Sculley Bradley\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published between 1961 and 1984, and now available in paperback for the first time, the critically acclaimed \u003cb\u003eCollected Writings of Walt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e captures every facet of one of America's most important poets.\u003cbr\u003eIn discussing letter-writing, Whitman made his own views clear. Simplicity and naturalness were his guidelines. ”I like my letters to be personal—very personal—and then stop.“ The six volumes in \u003cb\u003eThe Correspondence\u003c\/b\u003e comprise nearly 3,000 letters written over a half century, revealing Whitman the person as no other documents can.\u003cbr\u003eThis volume, together with \u003cb\u003eVolume V\u003c\/b\u003e, covers the last seven years of Whitman’s life, giving an almost day-by-day account of his long struggle with various ailments, his stoical acceptance of constant pain, but also his continuing energy. This period saw his supervision and publication of two complete editions of \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eNovember Boughs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood-bye My Fancy\u003c\/i\u003e. Although Whitman himself admitted that many of his later poems were “pot boilers,” designed primarily to make money, his recognition and popularity continued to grow as his health declined. His poems were printed seemingly everywhere and the volume of critical commentary increased. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Whitman did not suffer from neglect of indifference.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walt Whitman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274178965755,"sku":"9780814794241","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_b040a993-b47c-4676-9ff1-dfe59d121206.jpg?v=1777609338","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-correspondence-volume-iv-9780814794241","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}