Title The Cambridge introduction to Russian poetry / Michael Wachtel

Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 166 pages) Contents Versification: how to do things with words -- Poetic language -- Tradition and the individual talent -- From the ode to the elegy (and beyond) -- The ballad -- Love poetry -- Nature poetry -- Patriotic verse Summary This introduction presents the major themes, forms and styles of Russian poetry. Using examples from Russia's greatest poets, Wachtel draws on three centuries of verse, from the beginnings of secular literature in the eighteenth century to the present Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-159) and indexes Notes Text in English; poems in Russian with English translations Print version record Subject Russian poetry -- History and criticism Russian literature -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- Russian & Former Soviet Union. Russian literature Russian poetry Lyrik Russisch. Dichtkunst. Gedichten. Russisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 0521004934 9780521004930 0511210582 9780511210587 0521808812 9780521808811 0511206984 9780511206986 0511212356 9780511212352 9780511215957 0511215959 9780511606700 0511606702 0511561482 9780511561481 1283329220 9781283329224

Other Titles Introduction to Russian poetry Russian poetry

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