Joseph Brodsky: A Poet for our Time (Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature) - Softcover

Polukhina, Valentina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521111463 ISBN 13: 9780521111461

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The Russian poet Joseph Brodsky has in recent years commanded increasing attention among both Russian specialists and a wider audience interested in modern culture. In 1987 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. This book, the first in English to be devoted entirely to him, presents a sustained and comprehensive analysis of his work to date, and offers an interpretation of his major themes: love, faith, creation, time, exile and empire. Individual poems are closely scrutinised to show the complexity and sophistication of Brodsky's ideas about perennial human problems, and the ways in which his language conveys his perception of certain values. Valentina Polukhina locates Brodsky in relation to other Russian writers from Derzhavin to Akhmatova, as well as drawing comparisons between his work and poetry in English. She also provides a comprehensive bibliography. Her book constitutes a timely study of the poetry and poetics, style and ideas of one of the most important poets of the twentieth century.

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Book Description:

The Russian poet Joseph Brodsky has in recent years commanded increasing attention. This book, the first in English to be devoted entirely to him, presents a sustained and comprehensive analysis of his work to date, and offers an interpretation of his major themes

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521111463
• ISBN 13: 9780521111461
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 348