Translating Walt Whitman’s “Barbaric Yawp.” Introduction
Translating Walt Whitman’s “Barbaric Yawp.” Introduction
Author(s): Ed FolsomSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: comparative literature; translation studies; Walt Whitman; “Song of Myself ”
Summary/Abstract: The introduction examines the origins and history of the word “yawp,” offers an overview of how Whitman’s “barbaric yawp” has been interpreted in criticism about “Song of Myself ” and suggests some of the challenges in translating the phrase.
Journal: Rocznik Komparatystyczny
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 255-263
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English