Comrade Whitman : from Russian to internationalist icon /
The reception of the American poet Walt Whitman has been a global phenomenon. It is central to the history of modern poetry, but it goes beyond literary stakes. Whitman's proclaimed heirs often saw him as a prophet of a new world. This book focuses on the Russian and Soviet uses of the poet, sh...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Brookline, Massachusetts :
Academic Studies Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | The reception of the American poet Walt Whitman has been a global phenomenon. It is central to the history of modern poetry, but it goes beyond literary stakes. Whitman's proclaimed heirs often saw him as a prophet of a new world. This book focuses on the Russian and Soviet uses of the poet, showing how they contributed to his transformation into a revolutionary and communist icon, especially in the United States and in Latin America. It illuminates circuitous routes of translations and interpretations between the Soviet Union, Europe and the Americas. It covers a vast linguistic scope, including Yiddish and various languages of the Russian and Soviet empires. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-343) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798887194608 9798887194615 |