Essays
Authors: Roger Asselineau , Ed Folsom (University of Iowa)
Reads Lebanese poet Adonis' (Ali Ahmed Sa'id, 1930- ) long poem The Funeral of New York in its English and French translations as a "violently anti-American" work in the prophetic mode, suggesting that Whitman's explicit appearance in section nine elicits a sympathy that is ultimately subsumed by Adonis' invective.
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How to Cite: Asselineau, R. & Folsom, E. (1998) “Whitman and Lebanon's Adonis”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 15(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1559