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Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries
Valentina Polukhina
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Description for Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries
Paperback. Offers a record of conversations with poets of various nationalities about Joseph Brodsky - poet, essayist, and playwright. This collection combines biographical details with an interpretation of the poetics, style, and ideas of one of the most influential poets to emerge in post-Stalinist Russia. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana; Jones, Chris; Weissbort, Daniel. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries combines biographical details about Joseph Brodsky with a collection of interviews that illuminate an intriguing contemporary phenomenon, along with a new and authoritative interpretation of the poetics, style, and ideas of one of the most influential poets to emerge in post-Stalinist Russia. Subtle, incisive, and rigorous in its critical evaluation, each discussion significantly advances our understanding of Brodsky’s complex poetic world. All discussions are linked by core questions that are carefully and sometimes provocatively formulated.
This book is a superb guide to further study of Brodsky’s work both for specialist scholars and ... Read more
Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries combines biographical details about Joseph Brodsky with a collection of interviews that illuminate an intriguing contemporary phenomenon, along with a new and authoritative interpretation of the poetics, style, and ideas of one of the most influential poets to emerge in post-Stalinist Russia. Subtle, incisive, and rigorous in its critical evaluation, each discussion significantly advances our understanding of Brodsky’s complex poetic world. All discussions are linked by core questions that are carefully and sometimes provocatively formulated.
This book is a superb guide to further study of Brodsky’s work both for specialist scholars and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781936235056
SKU
V9781936235056
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About Valentina Polukhina
Valentina Polukhina is Professor Emeritus of Russian Literature at Keele University, England and the author of several major studies of Brodsky: Joseph Brodsky: A Poet for Our Time (CUP, 1989), Brodsky Through the Eyes of his Contemporaries, vol. I (St Martin’s Press, 1992); a Russian version Brodskii glazami sovremennikov (vol. I, 1997, 2006) and A Dictionary of Brodsky’s Tropes (Tartu ... Read more
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