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Selected Lyric Poetry
Alexander Pushkin
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Description for Selected Lyric Poetry
Paperback. Includes many famous poems well known to, and often memorized by, every educated Russian, as well as lighter, more occasional pieces. This title presents a collection of 167 of Pushkin's lyrics arranged chronologically, beginning with verse written in the poet's teenage years and closing with lines composed shortly before his death. Translator(s): Falen, James E. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
It is most fitting that Northwestern University Press, long a leading publisher of Russian literature in translation, launches the ""Northwestern World Classics"" series with a new translation of Russia's greatest poet. Included are many famous poems well known to, and often memorized by, every educated Russian, as well as lighter, more occasional pieces. Renowned translator James Falen's collection of 167 of Pushkin's lyrics is arranged chronologically, beginning with verse written in the poet's teenage years - Pushkin published his first poem at fifteen and was widely revered by his later teens - and closing with lines composed shortly before his ... Read more
It is most fitting that Northwestern University Press, long a leading publisher of Russian literature in translation, launches the ""Northwestern World Classics"" series with a new translation of Russia's greatest poet. Included are many famous poems well known to, and often memorized by, every educated Russian, as well as lighter, more occasional pieces. Renowned translator James Falen's collection of 167 of Pushkin's lyrics is arranged chronologically, beginning with verse written in the poet's teenage years - Pushkin published his first poem at fifteen and was widely revered by his later teens - and closing with lines composed shortly before his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810126428
SKU
V9780810126428
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About Alexander Pushkin
James E. Falen is a professor of Russian at the University of Tennessee. He is the translator of acclaimed editions of Pushkin's Boris Godunov and Other Dramatic Works and Eugene Onegin; his version of the latter is widely considered to be the one most faithful to Pushkin's spirit.
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