Emerson in Iran : The American Appropriation of Persian Poetry /

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"Emerson in Iran offers the first full-length study of Persian influence in the work of the seminal American poet, philosopher, and translator. Extending the current trend in transnational studies back to the figural origins of both the United States and Iran, insightful comparative readings of...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Sedarat, Roger, 1971- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882 > Knowledge > Persian literature.
Persian literature.
American poetry.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
Litterature persane > Influence.
Poesie americaine > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Poesie americaine > Influence persane.
Persian literature > Influence.
American poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
American poetry > Persian influences.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • From Plato to Persia: Emerson's transnational origins
  • Transparent eyeball/Persian Mirror
  • Imitation as suicide: Islamic fatalism and the paradox of self-reliance
  • The subversion of equivalence: Emerson's translation theory in praxis
  • Americanizing Rumi and Hafez: the return of Emerson's verse translation
  • The other side of the Persian mirror: Emerson's gaze as necessary corrective.

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