Comrade Whitman : from Russian to internationalist icon / Delphine Rumeau.

Author/creator Rumeau, Delphine author.
Format Book
PublicationBoston : Academic Studies Press, [2024]
Descriptionxix, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Whitman as a primitive (1880s-1910s) -- The futurist poet (1910s-1920s) -- Whitman the prophet (1880s-1930s) -- From democrat to socialist (1880s-1919) -- The extraordinary adventures of Walt Whitman in the land of the Bolsheviks (1918-1936) -- Between the wars : a transatlantic fellow traveler (1919-1938) -- Pioneers and pionery : political transfers (1886-1944) -- Anti-fascist Whitman (1936-1945) -- "Salut au monde" across the Iron Curtain (1946-1956) -- Back from the USSR (1955-1980s).
Abstract "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 US 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Rumeau, Delphine. Comrade Whitman Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2024 9798887194622
LCCN 2023056267
ISBN9798887194615
ISBN9798887194608 hardcover
ISBNadobe electronic book
ISBNelectronic publication

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