Leaves of Grass
Whitman's lifelong collection of poems celebrating the self, the body and democratic America.
Why it was banned: In 1882 the Boston district attorney threatened prosecution for obscenity, and the publisher, James R. Osgood, withdrew the edition.
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At a glance
- Theme
- Classics
- Shelf status
- In print
- Banned by
- A government, Its publisher
- Banned in
- United States
- Why it was banned
- In 1882 the Boston district attorney threatened prosecution for obscenity, and the publisher, James R. Osgood, withdrew the edition.
- Author
- Walt Whitman
- Topics
- Manuscripts, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Gay poets, Presidents, Poetry, American Poets
- First published
- 1855
- Shelf note
- In print; ban history from the public record.
- Find a copy
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Library record on Open Library
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