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More copies of this ISBNVerses and Versions: Three Centuries of Russian Poetry Selected and Translated by Vladimir Nabokovby Vladimir Nabokov
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From Vladimir Nabokov, one of the most talented translators of all time, comes Verses and Versions — at long last, the realization of Nabokov's wish to collect and publish his poetry translations with selections from Evgeniy Baratïnski * Konstantin Batyushkov * Rémi Belleau * Aleksandr Blok * Anton Delvig * Gavrila Derzhavin * Afanasiy Fet * Vladislav Hodasevich * Nikolay Karamzin * Vilgelm Kyuhelbeker * Mihail Lermontov * Mihail Lomonosov * Osip Mandelshtam * Nikolay Nekrasov * Bulat Okudzhava * Aleksandr Pushkin * Henri de Régnier * Fyodor Tyutchev * Vasiliy Zhukovski PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV "It was Nabokov's gift to bring paradise wherever he alighted."—John Updike "As entertaining as Rabelais, as dependable as the O.E.D. What Nabokov has done is to throw a bridge between Russian and American culture."—The Virginia Quarterly Review "Nabokov... is not merely a translator; he is also a truly remarkable teacher." – Time Magazine "Mr. Nabokov has not merely rendered the most precious gem of Russias poetic heritage into limpid, literal poetic translation. He has given Pushkins wondrous lines the glow and sparkle of their Russian original." -- The New York Times Synopsis:Vladimir Nabokov was hailed by Salman Rushdie as the most important writer ever to cross the boundary between one language and another. A Russian émigré who began writing in English after his forties, Nabokov was a trilingual author, equally competent in Russian, English, and French. A gifted and tireless translator, he bridged the gap between languages nimbly and joyously. Here, collected for the first time in one volume as Nabokov always wished, are many of his English translations of Russian verse, presented next to the Russian originals. Here, also, are some of his notes on the dangers and thrills of translation. With an introduction by Brian Boyd, author of Vladimir Nabokov, a prize-winning two-volume biography, Verses and Versions is a momentous and authoritative contribution to Nabokovs literary legacy. About the AuthorVladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), Russian-born poet, novelist, literary critic, translator, and essayist was awarded the National Medal for Literature for his life's work in 1973. He taught literature at Wellesley, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard. He is the author of many works including Lolita, Pale Fire, Ada, and Speak, Memory. Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction by Brian Boyd xix I. NABOKOV ON TRANSLATION 1 The Art of Translation (I: “A Few Perfect Rules”) 2 Pity the Elderly Gray Translator 12 The Art of Translation (II: “A Kind of V Movement”) 14 On Translating “Eugene Onegin” 16 One Day, Exuberant and Gallant 18 II. NABOKOV: VERSES AND VERSIONS 21 MIHAIL LOMONOSOV (1711–1765) On Mihail Lomonosov 22 from??? ?? ?????? •????? 23 from The Hotinian Ode 23 from ??????? ??????????? ? ???????? 24 from A Brief Manual of Rhetoric 25 from ???? ‚??????, ??????????? ????? 26 from Peter the Great, a Heroic Poem 27 GAVRILA DERZHAVIN (1743–1816) On Gavrila Derzhavin 29 ???????? 32 Ive set up to myself a monument 33 NIKOLAY KARAMZIN (1766–1826) On Nikolay Karamzin 34 from „?? ????????? 36 from Two Similes 37 VASILIY ZHUKOVSKI (1783–1852) On Vasiliy Zhukovski 38 from ????? 40 from The Bard 41 from ‘??????? 42 from Svetlana 43 from Thekla (F. Schiller) 46 (You ask) where may I be 47 ????? ? ???? ????? 48 Voice from Another World 49 from ? ???? 50 from To Goethe 51 Lord Ullins Daughter (Campbell) 52 “???? ? ??? ???? 54 Oolleen and His Daughter 55 KONSTANTIN BATYUSHKOV (1787–1855) On Konstantin Batyushkov 58 ‘???? ?????????? ??????????? 60 Advice to an Epic Poet 61 ?? ???????, ??? ?????? 62 Do you recall the cry 63 A later parody (Political) 63 VILGELM KYUHELBEKER (1797–1846) On Vilgelm Kyuhelbeker 64 from “????? ??????? ?????? 66 from Destiny of Russian Poets 67 ANTON DELVIG (1798–1831) On Anton Delvig 69 ??????? 70 To Pushkin 71 ALEKSANDR PUSHKIN (1799–1837) On Aleksandr Pushkin 72 from ????? ????????? 74 from To My Aristarch 75 from ‘?? (???????) 76 from The Dream 77 ‚????????. ??? 78 Liberty: An Ode, 1817 79 From Notes to “Volnost”/Liberty 86 from ? ™???????? 88 from To Shcherbinin 89 from ?????? ? ‹?????? 90 from Ruslan and Lyudmila 91 ??????????? ????????? ???????? 92 from The Bosom Friend of Magic Ancientry 93 ?????? 94 Little Bird 95 „???? 96 The Demon 97 ?‘?????? ??????? ?????????? 98 A lonely sower of liberty 99 Of freedom eremitic sower 99 from …?????? ??????, ????? ?????? 100 from Eugene Onegin, Chapter I 101 ?? ‚???????? 104 Epigram (On Vorontsov) 105 from –????? 106 from The Gypsies 107 ? ‚????????? 110 To Vyazemski 111 «‚? ??????? ????????? ???» 112 Deep in Siberian mines 113 ????? 114 The Angel 115 To Dawe, Esqr. 116 To Dawe, Esqr. 117 from ???????. ?????????? 118 Dedication to the Long Poem Poltava 119 ????? 120 The Upas Tree 121 ?? ???????? ? «…?????? ???????» ? «??????? A????????» 124 On the Illustrations to Eugene Onegin in the Nevski Almanac 125 ‡????? ???? 126 Winter Morning 127 «? ??? ?????: ?????? ???, ???? ?????» 128 I worshipped you. My loves reluctant ember 129 Note on “Ya vas lyubil” 130 I loved you: love, perhaps, is yet 131 Ya vas lyubíl: lyubóv eshchó, bït mózhet 132 I you loved: love yet, maybe 133 «—?? ? ????? ???? ?????» 134 The Name 135 ?? ????????? 136 Epigram 137 ??? 138 The Work (Trud) 139 from „???? ? ??????? 140 from A Small House in Kolomna 141 from ??? P?????????? 142 from My Pedigree 143 from ‘????? ?????? (‘???? II) 144 A scene from The Covetous Knight 145 ?????? ? ‘?????? 152 Mozart and Salieri 153 ??? ?? ????? ???? 174 A Feast during the Plague 175 from ?????? ??????? 194 from The Bronze Horseman 195 «???? ??? ????, ????!» 196 Tis time, my dear, tis time 197 «‚ ??? ??????? ??????» 198 During my days of autumn leisure 199 «. . .‚???? ? ???????» 200 The Return of Pushkin 201 €? ?????????? 206 I value little those much-vaunted rights 207 from ??????????? ????? ????? 208 from The Pedigree of My Hero 209 «? ???????? ???? ??????? ?????????????» 214 Exegi monumentum (“No hands have wrought my monument”) 215 Exegi monumentum (“Ive set up to myself a monument”) 216 EVGENIY BARATÏNSKI (1800–1844) On Evgeniy Baratïnski 218 from ”???????? 220 from Finland 221 from ???? 222 from Feasts 223 «‘?????????? ?????????» 224 To His Wife 225 «?? ??? ??, ???!» 226 What use are ye, Days! 227 «‚?? ?????, ?? ?????!» 228 Ideas and nothing but ideas! 229 FYODOR TYUTCHEV (1803–1873) On Fyodor Tyutchev 230 ‘???? 232 Tears 233 ‹????? ????? 234 Nightfall 235 Silentium 236 Silentium 237 «„??? ?????? ? ???? ???????» 238 My soul would like to be a star 239 “????????? 240 Appeasement 241 from –?????? 242 Blest is the mortal who has stayed 243 «????? ??????? ?? ??????. . .» 244 The Journey 245 The Journey 246 The crumbly sand is knee-high 247 ????? 248 Through the azure haze of the night 249 ‘?????? 250 Dusk 251 ‘???? 252 Tears 253 «‘????? ???? ?? ????????? ??????» 254 The Abyss 255 ????????? ?????? 256 Last Love 257 «…??? ? ????? ??????????????» 258 Autumn 259 «??? ?????? ?? ????» 260 She sat on the floor 261 «?????? ???? ??? ??????» 262 The sky is overcast 263 «“??? ?????? ?? ??????» 264 [Russia] One cannot understand her with the mind 265 ALEKSEY KOLTSOV (1809–1842) On Aleksey Koltsov 266 «—?? ?? ?????, ????????» 268 Why do you sleep, little peasant . . . ? 269 MIHAIL LERMONTOV (1814–1841) On Mihail Lermontov 272 ???? ? ?????? 278 The Sky and the Stars 279 ????? 280 The Angel 281 †?????? 282 The Wish 283 from ? * 284 Farewell 285 ????? 286 The Sail 287 ????????????? 288 Thanksgiving 289 ??????? 290 My Native Land 291 ‘???? (€? ?????) 292 Imitation of Heine 293 “??? 294 The Rock 295 ‘?? 296 The Triple Dream 297 The Triple Dream 298 AFANASIY FET (1820–1892) On Afanasiy Fet 300 «€?????? ??????» 302 When life is torture 303 Alter Ego 304 Alter Ego 305 ‹??????? 306 The Swallow 307 NIKOLAY NEKRASOV (1821–1877) On Nikolay Nekrasov 308 «?????? ????? ???????? ?? ?? ????» 310 A heavy cross is her allotted burden 311 «‚????? ?????? ?????» 312 As I hearken to the horrors of war 313 from ?????, ??????? ??? 314 from Red-Nosed Frost 315 ???? (from ???? ?? ???? ???? ??????) 316 Russia (from Who Can Be Happy in Russia) 317 ALEKSANDR BLOK (1880–1921) On Aleksandr Blok 320 ?????????? 322 The Strange Lady 323 ?????? 326 Again, as in my golden years 327 ?? ???????? ?????? 328 The Railroad 329 from ???? ? ????? 332 All is disaster and loss 333 «???? ?? ???? ????, ?????? ? ??????????» 334 You were truer than others 335 VLADISLAV HODASEVICH (1886–1939) On Vladislav Hodasevich 336 ???????? 340 The Monkey 341 ??????? 344 Orpheus 345 «?? ????, ?? ???? ????? ?? ?????» 348 Poem 349 from «?? ????? ?? ??????????????» 350 Years have from memory eroded 351 OSIP MANDELSHTAM (1891–1938) On Osip Mandelshtam 352 «‡? ???????? ???????? ???????? ?????» 356 For the sake of the resonant valor of ages to come 357 BULAT OKUDZHAVA (1924–1997) On Bulat Okudzhava 359 ‘?????????????? ?????? 362 Sentimentálnïy románs 364 A Sentimental Ballad 365 PROGRAM NOTES (VARIOUS) Side I Evgeniy Grebyonka Dark Eyes (Óchi chyórnye) 367 Mihail Lermontov «‚????? ???? ? ?? ??????» 368 I Come Out Alone upon the Highroad (Vykhozhú odín ya na dorógu) 369 Nikolay Nekrasov The Peddlers Box (Koróbushka) 370 Ivan Makarov The Yoke-Bell (Kolokólchik) 371 Apollon Grigoriev Two Guitars (Dve gitáry) 372 Mihail Matusovski Moscow Countryside Evenings (Podmoskóvnye vecherá) 373 Anonymous Along the Petersburg Highway (Vdol po Píterskoy) 374 Side II Dmitriy Sadovnikov Stenka Razin and the Princess (Knyazhná) 375 Maria Konopnicka As the King Went Forth to War (Kak koról shyol na voynú) 376 Aleksandr Pushkin For the Shores of Your Far Country (Dlya beregóv otchízny dálnoy) 377 ???? 378 Night (Noch) 379 Nestor Kukolnik Doubt (Somnénie) 380 III. FRENCH TO ENGLISH RÉMI BELLEAU (CA. 1528–1577) from Avril 384 April 385 HENRI DE RÉGNIER (1864–1936) Odelette 388 Passing of Youth 389 Notes 391 Permissions Acknowledgments 425 Index of Poets 427 “???????? ???????? ? ?????? ????? 429 Index of Titles and First Lines 435 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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