An Anthology of Russian Women's Writing, 1777-1992

BL The first systematic historical anthology of Russian women's writing to appear in any language. BL All translations have been commissioned for this volume and poetry is presented in the original Russian as well as in English. At a time of growing interest, both in the West and in Russia itself, the Anthology provides a radically new sense of the dynamic development of Russian women's writing - poetry, prose, and drama - over the last 200 years. Including important texts by...
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BL The first systematic historical anthology of Russian women's writing to appear in any language. BL All translations have been commissioned for this volume and poetry is presented in the original Russian as well as in English. At a time of growing interest, both in the West and in Russia itself, the Anthology provides a radically new sense of the dynamic development of Russian women's writing - poetry, prose, and drama - over the last 200 years. Including important texts by well-known writers such as Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Elena Shvarts, and Olga Sedakova, the Anthology also introduces outstanding works by lesser-known writers, such as Sofya Soboleva, Olga Shapir, Mariya Shkapskaya, Anna Barkova, and Vera Merkureva. A huge amount of first-hand research has been carried out by the editor, to provide a wide and varied selection of material, all with full annotatations.