A Translation of Abdel-Muneim Ramadan's "Walt Whitman's Funeral," and Some Notes on Whitman in the Arab World

At times his long sentences create a sense of boredom, especially when he uses a lot of parenthetical clauses, but you cannot but feel the power, the faith, and the sincerity that pervade his poetry.6 This is followed by translations into Arabic of passages from Whitman's "Salut Au Monde!&...

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Published in:Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 2017-06, Vol.35 (1), p.127-136
Main Authors: Beard, Michael, Haydar, Adnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
Arabic language
Criticism and interpretation
Literary translation
Middle Eastern literature
Parenthetical expressions
Plot (Narrative)
Poetry
Ramadan, Abdel-Muneim
Rihani, Ameen (1876-1940)
Translating and interpreting
Translations and translating
Whitman, Walt
Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)
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Summary:At times his long sentences create a sense of boredom, especially when he uses a lot of parenthetical clauses, but you cannot but feel the power, the faith, and the sincerity that pervade his poetry.6 This is followed by translations into Arabic of passages from Whitman's "Salut Au Monde!" Naimy concludes with a parallel between English history and the future of Arabic. The American Civil War has been superimposed on Iraq, and Whitman is on what seems a modern battlefield, but the point is not his reaction to it, either confusion or acceptance. What follows is our translation of Ramadan's poem.10 "Walt Whitman's Funeral" speaks for itself, but it might be worth knowing that the poet, like many Egyptian artists and writers, has provided a prominent voice to the national dialogue in post-Mubarak Egypt. [...]he observes the streets of Baghdad. [...]he observes the streets of Baghdad.
ISSN:0737-0679
2153-3695
0737-0679
DOI:10.13008/0737-0679.2268