美國文學 week11 - angel19950225 的部落格

Walter "Walt" Whitman(/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalismand realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.^[1] His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.

Emily Dickinson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson(December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an Americanpoet. Dickinson was born inAmherst, Massachusetts. Although part of a prominent family with strong ties to its community, Dickinson lived much of her life highly introverted. After studying at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she briefly attended the Mount Holyoke Female Seminarybefore returning to her family's house in Amherst. Considered an eccentric by locals, she developed a noted penchant for white clothing and became known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence.

Leaves of Grass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaves_of_Grass

Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass,^[1]revising it multiple times until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decades—the first a small book of twelve poems and the last a compilation of over 400 poems.

Each and All

http://www.enotes.com/topics/each-all

no man is an island

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/no-man-is-an-island/

A Passage to India

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Passage_to_India

William Faulkner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner

William Cuthbert Faulkner(/ˈfɔːlknər/, September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was anAmerican writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays, and screenplays. He is primarily known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life.