FREE VERSE IN WALT WHITMAN’S POETRY

Abstract

One of the primary issues when examining each artist’s work is how to balance tradition and innovation, as well as how to combine originality and imitation. Our focus is drawn to the emergence of a particular author’s style, new ideas, and subjects, particularly when discussing such a complicated artistic process as the beginning of the 19th century. The article analyzes the relationship between tradition and innovation from the perspective of creative movements, as well as the gradual emergence of distinct trends in American poetry over the course of the century. In addition, the famous American poet Walt Whitman’s works are analyzed from the point of view of tradition and innovation.