Rocznik Komparatystyczny
“Barbaric Yawp” in Polish*
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| ISSN: | 2081-8718 |
| eISSN: | 2353-2831 |
| Authors: |
Marta
Skwara
Uniwersytet Szczeciński |
| Keywords: | comparative literature translation studies Walt Whitman “Song of Myself ” Polish literature |
| Issue / book publication date: | 2013 |
| Page range: | 8 (327-334) |
| OAI-PMH: | Metadata |
 
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Abstract
The text examines the Polish reception of Whitman’s “barbaric yawp,” beginning
with pre-translational intertextual references made by the influential Polish poet Julian
Tuwim (“Poezja,” 1921). Subsequently, the version of the “barbaric yawp” line from
the introduction to the selection of Whitman’s poetry (1934) as well as three “proper”
translations of the line done much later are analyzed. Problems which the “yawp” causes
in the Polish language are discussed against the comprehensive cultural and linguistic
background, including the Polish version of the film Dead Poets Society.