Comrade Whitman From Russian to Internationalist Icon

The reception of Walt Whitman has been a global phenomenon. This book focuses on the Russian and Soviet uses of the poet and shows their central role in the construction of a revolutionary and internationalist icon. 

About the author

Delphine Rumeau is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Grenoble, France. 

Product details

• Authors: Delphine Rumeau
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 18.06.2024
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics
• EAN: 9798887194615
• ISBN: 979-8-88719-461-5
• Pages: 376
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, European History, Poetry, POETRY / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Comparative Literature, Literature & literary studies, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, History of the Americas, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Modern & contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Cold War, HISTORY / Russia / General, POETRY / Russian & Soviet, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era