Poems And Elegies (Bucknell Series in Contemporary Poetry) - Hardcover

Sedakova, Olga

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9780838755587: Poems And Elegies (Bucknell Series in Contemporary Poetry)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0838755585 ISBN 13: 9780838755587
Publisher: Bucknell University Press, 2003

Synopsis

An intensely philosophical and religious poet, Olga Sedakova writes of nature, music, and the inner, spiritual life. As one of the preservers of traditional Russian culture, she stands in stark contrast to the rampant commercialization in contemporary Russian life, instead tracing her poetic roots back to the early avant-garde movements of pre-revolutionary Russia. For that stance, she endured years of censorship and silencing during the Soviet regime her poems distributed by hand in mimeographed copies or by word of mouth. This volume introduces to an English-speaking audience an extensive selection of poems by one of Russia's most distinguished lyric poets writing today.

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About the Author

Catriona Kelly is Senior Research Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK. Among her many books are St Petersburg: Shadows of the Past (2014), Comrade Pavlik: The Rise and Fall of a Soviet Boy Hero (2005), Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction (2001) and Refining Russia: Advice Literature, Polite Culture, and Gender from Catherine to Yeltsin (2001). She first visited the USSR as a student, and since then has spent large amounts of time living, eating, and cooking in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet world, including Ukraine, Moldova, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Baltic States.

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Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0838755585
ISBN 13 
9780838755587
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
117
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