The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry

Name: The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141198309
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The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry offers a sweeping journey through Russia's literary history, featuring a rich tapestry of verse. This anthology highlights poems from the past two centuries, showcasing a diversity of voices and styles, from classical to avant-garde. It captures the essence of Russian culture, politics, and emotion expressed through the art of poetry.
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This collection may appeal to you if you're intrigued by the rich tapestry of Russian literary history and want to explore the diverse voices and styles of Russian poets spanning centuries. It offers profound insights into the Russian soul, blending cultural, historical, and emotional depths, perfect for those who appreciate lyrical beauty and insightful commentary on the human condition.

Traces Russian poetry from its Golden Age to the modern era, including work by several great poets - Georgy Ivanov and Varlam Shalamov among them - in captivating modern translations by Robert Chandler and others. This volume also includes a general introduction, chronology and individual introductions to each poet.

The poems are presented in stunning modern translations by Robert Chandler and many others, with individual introductions to each poet, opening up the world of Russian poetry to English readers for the first time.

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An enchanting collection of the very best of Russian poetry, edited by acclaimed translator Robert Chandler.

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, poetry's pre-eminence in Russia was unchallenged, with Pushkin and his contemporaries ushering in the 'Golden Age' of Russian literature. Although prose briefly gained the high ground, poetry again became dominant with the 'Silver Age', which held to a magical view of the world when reason and progress appeared to be collapsing throughout early twentieth-century Europe.

During the Soviet era, poetry became a dangerous, subversive activity; nevertheless, poets such as Osip Mandelstam and Anna Akhmatova continued to defy the censors and write verse.

This fabulous anthology traces Russian poetry from its Golden Age to the modern era, presenting the very best poems in captivating modern translations by Robert Chandler and others.

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This anthology is celebrated for its comprehensive collection of Russian poetry that captures the nation's rich poetic tradition and history. Reviewers praise the quality and range of translations, alongside the informative introductions and biographical details. The work is hailed as a major contribution, opening new horizons for readers by reviving Russia's proud poetic heritage with insight and creativity.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141198309

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 February 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Edited by Boris Dralyuk
Edited by Robert Chandler
Edited by Irina Mashinski

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 154g

Pages: 592

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Poetry

About the Author

Robert Chandler is an acclaimed poet and translator. His many translations from Russian include works by Aleksandr Pushkin, Nikolay Leskov, Vasily Grossman and Andrey Platonov, while his anthologies of Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida and Russian Magic Tales are both published in Penguin Classics. Irina Mashinski is a bilingual poet and co-founder of the StoSvet literary project. Her most recent collection is 2013's collection is 2013's Ophelia i masterok Ophelia and the Trowel . Boris Dralyuk is a Lecturer in Russian at the University of St Andrews and translator of many books from Russian, including, most recently, Isaac Babel's Red Cavalry (2014).