Question

Walt Whitman revised Leaves of Grass many times. Which of the following statements are true about the various editions? Select all that apply. The first edition included just twelve poems. The edition published the year that Whitman died is referred to as the "Deathbed Edition." Whitman published separate volumes of poetry that were later incorporated into Leaves of Grass. Whitman received widespread critical acclaim for the first edition of Leaves of Grass.

Answer 1

Options A and B. The following statements are true about the various editions of "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman:

The first edition included just twelve poems.

The edition published the year that Whitman died is referred to as the "Deathbed Edition".

Step-by-step explanation:

"Leaves of Grass" is a collection of poems written by author Walt Whitman that was revised and reedited plenty of times by the writer throughout decades. The first edition of the collection only consisted of 12 poems, while the last edition had almost 400. The final edition is known as "Deathbed Edition" as it was finished just two months before the author would die. Although it is now celebrated as one of the best collection of poetry, when the first edition was published, it did not received widespread critical acclaim mostly due to its bold language and themes. For example, author Emily Dickinson expressed how she found the collection as "disgraceful".