Aleksandr Blok: A Life
Aleksandr Blok (1880-1921), the leader of the Symbolist Movement, was one of Russia's greatest modern poets. An inspiration to many modern Russian poets well-known in the West, most notably Pasternak, this account of his life is one of the few books on this important poet available in English. A member of the Russian aristocracy, Blok lived through a period in which a traditional world was being destroyed and a new, often alarming utopia was emerging...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0807614084
ISBN13:9780807614082
Release Date:October 1996
Publisher:George Braziller
Length:146 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
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AN EXCELLENT BRIEF LIFE
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Nina Berberova has given us a fleeting sketch of Blok, but it tells us what we really need to know about the great Symbolist poet. It won't satisfy a reader looking for a full-scale scholarly biography but it will tell the general reader everything that they'll need to know about Blok before (hopefully) going on to read one of several fine translations of his poetry.
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