Article 2013
Translating Walt Whitman’s “Barbaric Yawp.” Introduction
Authors / editors: Ed Folsom
Published in: Rocznik Komparatystyczny
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.
ISSN: 2081-8718