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Author Loewen, Donald, 1962-

Title The most dangerous art : poetry, politics and autobiography after the Russian revolution / Donald Loewen
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 225 pages)
Contents Endangered genre, endangered artist -- Early warning signs -- The search for safe passage -- Fighting for breath -- The poet's birthright -- A survivor's story
Summary The book shows how three of Russia's most important twentieth century poets used autobiographical prose to defend poetry and the poet in an era when poetry was under attack. It juxtaposes these autobiographies with each other and with the culturo-political events that followed Russia's 1917 October Revolution in a way that has never previously been attempted
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index
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Subject Mandelʹshtam, Osip, 1891-1938 -- Criticism and interpretation
T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Mandelʹshtam, Osip, 1891-1938 fast
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960 fast
T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941 fast
Subject Russian poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Politics and literature -- Soviet Union
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Politics and government
Politics and literature
Russian poetry
SUBJECT Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1917-1936. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125845
Subject Soviet Union
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780739157909
0739157906
1299316115
9781299316119