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Salt Crystals on an Axe: Twentieth-Century Russian Poetry in Congruent Translation: A Bilingual Mini-Anthology
Contributor(s): Muchnick, Slava (Editor), Shafarenko, Alex (Translator)

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 ISBN: 0956307515     ISBN-13: 9780956307514
Publisher: Ancient Purple
OUR PRICE: $18.90  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors)
- Poetry | European - General
- Foreign Language Study | Russian
Dewey: 891.714
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (1.21 lbs) 436 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This bilingual collection of works by 56 Russian poets spans the whole of the 20th century, from Innokenty Annensky (1855-1909) to Boris Ryzhy (1974-2001), and reflects some of the characteristic styles and themes of the period. By giving preference to shorter pieces, it also provides a glimpse into the fascinating portable world of small-form poetry that is carried along by every cultured speaker of Russian. The all-new "congruent" translations, based on the system described and justified in Editor's Introduction, offer Anglophone readers a rare opportunity to appreciate Russian verse on its own terms, complete with its characteristic formal features. The intended audience includes English-language poetry aficionados; students of Russian who wish to get to grips with the poetic language and form, and to understand the differences between English and Russian poetic traditions; translators and linguists interested in the theory and practice of verse translation; youngsters of English-Russian bilingual upbringing whose command of Russian falls short of the necessary standard for appreciating poetry in the original. The book offers annotations to both the translations and the originals, a concise timeline of 20th-century Russian history putting the poems in context, and also indexes of metres and rhyme schemes intended for readers who may wish to find examples of a particular poetic form.
 
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