Synopses & Reviews
Thirteen scholars, two of them famous poets, have selected a wide variety of Joseph Brodsky's poems written between 1970 and 1994 for detailed discussion in the context of his whole body of work. The choice of poems reflects Brodsky's diversity of themes and devices. Together these thirteen essays offer a perspective on one of the most original and profound modern poets, who is sometimes philosophical, sometimes humorous, and often provocative. This collection should fulfill the often-expressed need for a comprehensive approach to the study of Brodsky's linguistically as well as intellectually demanding poetry.
Review
Brodsky's technically accomplished poems are often obscure, and this admirable, multinational collection will enrich the reading experience of those at the upper-division undergraduate level and above.
Choice
Synopsis
This is an imaginative work of literary criticism. Thirteen scholars have selected a wide variety of Joseph Brodsky's poems written between 1970 and 1994 for detailed discussion in the context of his whole output. The choice of poems reflects Brodsky's diversity of themes and devices. Together they offer a perspective on one of the most original and profound modern poets. This collection should fulfil the often-expressed need for a comprehensive approach to the study of Brodsky's poetry, which is linguistically as well as intellectually demanding.
Synopsis
This collection should fulfill the often-expressed need for a comprehensive approach to the study of Brodsky's poetry, which is linguistically as well as intellectually demanding.
About the Author
Lev Loseff is a poet and a Professor of Russian Literature at Dartmouth College.
Valentina Polukhina is Professor of Russian Literature at Keel University, England.
Table of Contents
Preface * Singing Without Music--Gerry Smith * Odysseus to Telemachus--Liudmila Zubova * On the Death of Zhukov--Mikhail Iu. Lotman * I, Instead of a Wild Beast...--Valentina Polukhina * To Urania--Barry P. Scherr * Lithuanian Nocturne--Tomas Venclova * Galatea Encore--Leon Burnett * The Thought of You Is Going Away--Willem Weststeijn * Belfast Tune--Robert Reid * Darling, Tonight I Went Out Late--Sergei Kuznetsov * On the Centenary of Anna Akhmatova--Lev Loseff * To My Daughter--David M. Bethea