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Walt Whitman Salutes the New Republic Brazil
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On hearing the news that another republic had been born in the Americas, the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892) wrote a poem in celebration: " A Christmas Greeting" (From a Northern Star-Group to a Southern. 1889-90) WELCOME, Brazilian brother--thy ample place is ready; A loving hand--a smile from the North--a sunny instant hail! (Let the future care for itself, where it reveals its troubles, impedimentas, Ours, ours, the present throe, the democratic aim, the acceptance and the faith;) To thee today our reaching arm, our turning neck--to thee from us the expectant eye, Thou cluster free! thou brilliant lustrous one! thou, learning well The true lesson of a nation's light in the sky, (More shining than the Cross, more than the Crown,) The height to be superb humanity. |
[Walt Whitman as an old man, half-length portrait, seated to the left, facing front], [ca. 1890]. Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. Whitman, one of America’s most influential and innovative poets, was born to a working class family. His revolutionary collection of poems, Leaves of Grass was first published in 1855. In Brazil, one of his translators was Vinicius de Moraes. |
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Walt Whitman, Saúda a Nova República
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Brasil e Estados Unidos Início >> Fundamentos Históricos >> A República >> Walt Whitman, Saúda a Nova República |
No Natal do ano de 1889, o poeta norte-americano Walt Whitman (1819-1892) escreveu um poema saudando o nascimento da nova república. " Saudação de Natal" (de um grupo de estrelas do norte para seus pares do sul. 1889-90) BEM-VINDO irmão brasileiro! Abriu-se teu amplo espaço, |
[Walt Whitman as an old man, half-length portrait, seated to the left, facing front], [ca. 1890]. BC. Divisão de Estampas e Fotografias. Whitman, um dos poetas mais influentes e inovadores dos Estados Unidos, nasceu de uma família simples. Sua revolucionária coleção de poemas “Folha da Grama” teve sua primeira publicação em 1855. No Brasil, um de seus tradutores foi Vinícius de Moraes.
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