Contemporary Russian poetry : a bilingual anthology / selected, with an introduction, translations, and notes by Gerald S. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gerald Stanton Smith.

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

Russian poetry--20th century--Translations into English.

Russian poetry.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 353 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1993]

Summary:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0253353335

025320769X

OCLC:

25874324