The Development of Russian Verse Meter and Its Meanings |
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Author:
| Wachtel, Michael |
Contribution by:
| Kelly, Catriona Cross, Anthony Emerson, Caryl Heldt, Barbara Jones, Malcolm Rayfield, Donald Smith, G. S. Terras, Victor |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-02814-1 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $53.99 |
Book Description:
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This first full-length account of the Russian verse tradition shows how certain formal features are associated with certain genres and specific themes. Keeping technical terms to a minimum and providing English translations of all quotations, Michael Wachtel offers close readings of poems by more than fifty poets from Pushkin to Brodsky, and demonstrates the practical interpretive value of paying attention to poetic form. Ultimately, his book is an inquiry into the nature of literary...
More DescriptionThis first full-length account of the Russian verse tradition shows how certain formal features are associated with certain genres and specific themes. Keeping technical terms to a minimum and providing English translations of all quotations, Michael Wachtel offers close readings of poems by more than fifty poets from Pushkin to Brodsky, and demonstrates the practical interpretive value of paying attention to poetic form. Ultimately, his book is an inquiry into the nature of literary tradition in a country which has always taken much of its identity from its written legacy.