Contemporary Russian Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology

ISBN-13: 9780253207692 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 392 str.

Gerald S. Smith

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"The book is a credit to the press, a boon to everyone interested in Russian culture, and an important resource for teachers and students of Russian literature." --Library Journal..". a solid and conscientious piece of work, informed by discerning taste and learning." --Times Literary Supplement"Smith's collection of contemporary Russian poetry should be useful to anyone with a serious interest in work produced during recent years both by poets living in the U.S.S.R. and by prominent Third Wave emigres.... The introductory and biographical materials are excellent."--Publishers WeeklyThe work of twenty-three poets, living in Russia and abroad and writing during the period since 1975, is highlighted in this dual-language anthology. The book features an extraordinary cohort of talented poets, including Joseph Brodsky, Evgenii Rein, and Bella Akhmadulina. Notes, biographical sketches, a detailed bibliography, and an informative introduction make this an indispensable resource for teachers, students, and readers of modern Russian literature.