The Persian Whitman
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The Persian Whitman

Beyond a Literary Reception

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Persian Whitman

Beyond a Literary Reception

About this book

Walt Whitman, a world poet and the father of American free verse, has been read by diverse audiences from around the world. Literary and cultural scholars have studied Whitman's interaction with social, political and literary movements of different countries. Despite his continuing presence in Iran, Whitman's reception in this country has remained unexplored. Additionally, Iranian reception of Western literature is a field still in its infancy and under-researched, particularly due to contemporary political circumstances. The Persian Whitman examines Whitman's heretofore unexplored reception in Iran. It is primarily involved with the "Persian Whitman," a new phenomenon born in diachronic and synchronic dialogue between the Persian culture and an American poet.

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Table of contents

  1. ‎Contents
  2. ‎Acknowledgments
  3. ‎Introduction
  4. ‎Chapter 1. Walt Whitman’s Life and Works
  5. ‎Chapter 2. From Democratic Politics to Democratic Poetics
  6. ‎Chapter 3. Democracy and Nationalism Intertwined
  7. ‎Chapter 4. A Persian Translation of Whitman
  8. ‎Chapter 5. Critical Reception of Whitman
  9. ‎Chapter 6. Creative Reception of Whitman
  10. ‎Chapter 7. Political Reception of Whitman
  11. ‎Chapter 8. A Persian Translation of Whitman’s Image
  12. ‎Chapter 9. A Post-2009 Reception of Whitman
  13. ‎Conclusion
  14. ‎Chronology
  15. ‎Notes
  16. ‎Bibliography
  17. ‎Index