Selected Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva (English) Paperback Book

Description: Selected Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva, Elaine Feinstein An acclaimed translation of the best work of the passionate Russian poetAn admired contemporary of Rilke, Akhmatova, and Mandelstam, Marina Tsvetaeva was a witness to the political turmoil and the social devastation wrought by the Russian Revolution and a powerfully inspired chronicler of a difficult life and exile sustained by poetry. Pasternak "was immediately overcome by the immense lyrical power of her poetic form. It... had spring living from experience—personal, and neither narrow-chested nor short of breath from line to line but rich and compact and enveloping"For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Marina Tsvetaeva was born in Moscow in 1892, the daughter of a pianist and a museum curator. After enjoying a relatively secure and comfortable childhood, she published her first poems in 1910 and in 1911 married fellow poet Sergei Efron. They had two daughters before the Russian revolution broke out, and it was at that time she began to experience the turmoil and brutality of early twentieth-century Russia. During the years of famine that ensued, she was forced to place her daughters in a State orphanage, where one of them died of malnutrition. Tsvetaeva later followed her husband to Czechoslovakia, where they lived in exile until Efrons return to Russia in 1937. Efron subsequently was arrested and died in a labor camp. Tsvetaeva returned to Russia with their son in 1939 but was driven to despair by the difficulty of finding food for the both of them, and, in 1941, she hanged herself. Along with Pasternak, Mandelstam, and Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva stands as one of the four great Russian poets of this century and is one of the most important woman writers in the Western canon.Elaine Feinstein is a prizewinning poet and novelist and the author of highly praised biographies of Alexander Pushkin, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Ted Hughes. She lives in London. Table of Contents Selected PoemsList of CollaboratorsIntroductionPOEMSI know the truthWhat is this gypsy passion for separationWe shall not escape HellSome ancestor of mineIm glad your sicknessWe are keeping an eye on the girlsNo one has taken anything awayYou throw back your headWhere does this tenderness come from?Bent with worryToday or tomorrow the snow will meltVERSES ABOUT MOSCOWFrom INSOMNIAPOEMS FOR AKHMATOVAPOEMS FOR BLOKA kiss on the headFrom SWANS ENCAMPMENTYesterday he still looked in my eyesTo MayakovskyPraise to the RichGod help us Smoke!Ophelia: in Defence of the QueenWherever you are I can reach youFrom WIRESSaharaThe PoetAppointmentRailsYou loved meIts not like waiting for postMy ear attends to youAs people listen intentlyStrong doesnt mate with strongIn a worldPOEM OF THE MOUNTAINPOEM OF THE ENDAn Attempt at JealousyTo Boris PasternakFrom THE RATCATCHER:From Chapter 1From Chapter 2: DreamsFrom The Childrens ParadiseFrom POEMS TO A SONHomesicknessI opened my veinsEpitaphReaders of NewspapersDeskBusWhen I look at the flight of the leavesFrom POEMS TO CZECHOSLOVAKIANotes on Working Method: Angela LivingstoneNotes Details ISBN0140187596 Author Elaine Feinstein Pages 160 Series Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics Language English Edition 4th ISBN-10 0140187596 ISBN-13 9780140187595 Media Book Year 1994 Short Title SEL POEMS (TSVETAEVA MARINA) R Edition Description Revised Format Paperback Birth 1892 Death 1941 Translator Elaine Feinstein Imprint Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780140187595 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1994-01-01 NZ Release Date 1994-01-01 US Release Date 1994-01-01 UK Release Date 1994-01-01 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 1994-01-01 Replaces 9780525482833 DEWEY 891.7142 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6734522;

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