Boris Pasternak : a literary biography / Christopher Barnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, Christopher.

Contributor:

Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960.

Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich.

Authors, Russian--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Russian.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989-

Summary:

This authoritative new biography of the Russian poet and prose writer Boris Pasternak is the first part of a two-volume set, covering the period 1890-1928. Drawing on archives and many eyewitness accounts, Barnes' study sheds light on currently unexplored aspects of Pasternak's character and family background, and his artistic, social and historical environment. He combines biographical investigation with detailed textual analysis of translated quotations in verse and prose to reveal the source of Pasternak's extraordinary writings. The book examines a wide range of topics that include his musical enthusiasm and relations with Scriabin, his philosophical studies, his activities in World War I and his response to the 1917 revolutions, and his stance as a liberal artistic intellectual in the 1920s.

Contents:

v. 1. 1890-1928.

v.2. 1928-1960

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0521259576

OCLC:

18683040