The most dangerous art : poetry, politics and autobiography after the Russian revolution / Donald Loewen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loewen, Donald, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

Russian poetry.

Politics and literature--Soviet Union.

Politics and literature.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.

Soviet Union.

Mandelʹshtam, Osip, 1891-1938--Criticism and interpretation.

Mandelʹshtam, Osip.

T Svetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941--Criticism and interpretation.

T Svetaeva, Marina.

Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960--Criticism and interpretation.

Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book shows how three of Russia's most important twentieth century poets used autobiographical prose to defend poetry and the poet in an era when poetry was under attack. It juxtaposes these autobiographies with each other and with the culturo-political events that followed Russia's 1917 October Revolution in a way that has never previously been attempted.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Transliteration and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Endangered Genre, Endangered Artist; 2 Early Warning Signs; 3 The Search for Safe Passage; 4 Fighting for Breath; 5 The Poet's Birthright; 6 A Survivor's Story; Conclusion; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-29162-6

1-299-31611-5

0-7391-5790-6

OCLC:

855502833