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Less Than One: Selected Essays
Joseph Brodsky
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Description for Less Than One: Selected Essays
Paperback. Essayist and poet Joseph Brodsky was one of the penetrating voices of the twentieth century. This collection of his diverse essays includes appreciations of great writers: on Dostoevsky and the development of Russian prose, on Auden and Akhmatova, Cavafy, Montale and Mandelstam. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
'Genius ... bringing ardent intelligence to bear upon poetry, politics and autobiography' Seamus Heaney
Essayist and poet Joseph Brodsky was one of the most penetrating voices of the twentieth century. This prize-winning collection of his diverse essays includes uniquely powerful appreciations of great writers: on Dostoevsky and the development of Russian prose, on Auden and Akhmatova, Cavafy, Montale and Mandelstam. These are contrasted with his reflections on larger themes of tyranny and evil, and subtle evocations of his childhood in Leningrad. Brodsky's insightful appreciation of the intricacies of language, culture and identity connect these works, revealing his remarkable gifts ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141196510
SKU
V9780141196510
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About Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky died in January 1996. His last post was Five Colleges Professor of Literature at Mount Holyoke College. In 1987 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Brodsky's other collection of essays On Grief and Reason is being reissued alongside Less than One in Penguin Modern Classics.
Reviews for Less Than One: Selected Essays
'Sparkles with intellect, and combines the precision of scholarship with the passion of the poet'
The Times
'Genius ... bringing ardent intelligence to bear upon poetry, politics and autobiography'
Seamus Heaney
The Times
'Genius ... bringing ardent intelligence to bear upon poetry, politics and autobiography'
Seamus Heaney