Joseph Brodsky: The Art of a Poem [Hardcover]

Lev Loseff (Editor), Valentina Polukhina (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0312218346 | ISBN-13: 978-0312218348

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.

Editorial Reviews

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

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 275 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (December 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312218346
• ISBN-13: 978-0312218348
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,645,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lev Loseff (15 June 1937, Leningrad, USSR - 6 May 2009, Hanover, NH USA) was professor of Russian and chair of the Russian language and literature department at Dartmouth. He published nine collections of verse and fiction in Russian, as well as numerous works of criticism. A major compilation of his poetry, translated by Gerald Smith, will be published by Arc Publications, UK. His English works include On the Beneficence of Censorship: Aesopian Language in Modern Russian Literature, Joseph Brodsky: A Literary Life and two coedited volumes, Joseph Brodsky: The Art of a Poem and Brodsky's Poetics and Aesthetics.