![]() ![]() Whitman’s poetic “I” is constantly moving to other people and even to natural phenomena, and also has a general philosophical character. “But my book makes me, even makes it absolutely imperative for every reader to put themselves in the forefront, to become a living source, the main character who experiences every page, every feeling, every line.” “I have one central image – a generalized human personality typed through himself,” the poet wrote. The subject of the story – “I” – is close to the personality of the author of the book, but not identical to it. But she, like the collection as a whole, contains a lyrical center: the movement of thoughts and feelings combines the image of a lyrical hero. “Song of Myself” has no plot in the generally accepted meaning. The final title of the poem dates from 1881. In the first – it had no title and division into parts, in the second (1860) the title “Poem about Walt Whitman, an American” appeared, in the 1880 edition – “Walt Whitman”. From publication to publication, the poem has changed. The central place in the collection “Leaves of Grass” belongs to the poem “Song of Myself”, which has become a kind of poetic manifesto of the author. ![]() ![]() ![]() An analysis of poem “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman ![]()
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