Emerson in Iran: The American Appropriation of Persian Poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781438474861)

Emerson in Iran is the first full-length study of Persian influence in the work of the seminal American poet, philosopher, and translator, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Extending the current trend in transnational studies back to the figural origins of both the United States and Iran, Roger Sedarat's insightful comparative readings of Platonism and Sufi mysticism reveal how Emerson managed to reconcile through verse two countries so seemingly different in religion and philosophy. By tracking various rhetorical strategies through a close interrogation of Emerson's own writings on language and literary appropriation, Sedarat exposes the development of a latent but considerable translation theory in the American literary tradition. He further shows how generative Persian poetry becomes during Emerson's nineteenth century, and how such formative effects continue to influence contemporary American poetry and verse translation.

Author: Roger Sedarat
ISBN-10: 1438474865
ISBN-13: 9781438474861
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2020
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d