自1855年《草叶集》问世以来,惠特曼不断扩容诗集,至第九版时已容纳三百八十三首诗歌,而《草叶集》的影响力也伴随着惠特曼孜孜不倦的创作而名扬海内外,被认为是“世界现代诗歌发展进程之开启”。本文将在前人研究的基础上,立足惠特曼《草叶集》的文本细读,结合诗人所处的时代背景和文学创作思想,以《草叶集》中突出书写、倡导的民主与自由为切入点,解读惠特曼作品中对美国文化精神的体现与阐释。 Whitman has steadily expanded his collection of poems since the introduction of the “Blade of Grass” in 1855, and has now contained a total of 383 poems at the ninth edition, and Whitman’s influence is also accompanied by Whitman’s tireless work The famous at home and abroad, is considered “the opening of modern world poetry ”. On the basis of the previous studies, based on the texts of Whitman’s “Grass Leaves Collection”, this article combines the background of the times and literary creation of the poets with the writing and advocacy of democracy and " Freedom as the Starting Point, Explain the Embodiment and Interpretation of American Cultural Spirit in Whitman ’s Works.