Art in the Light of Conscience: Eight Essays on Poetry

by Marina Tsvetaeva

Book Overview

Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) was one of the four great Russian poets of the 20th century, along with Akhmatova, Mandelstam and Pasternak. She also wrote outstanding prose. Endowed with 'phenomenally heightened linguistic sensitivity' (Joseph Brodsky), Tsvetaeva was primarily concerned with the nature of poetic creation and what it means to be a poet. Among the most exciting of all explorations of this theme are the essays 'Art in the Light of Conscience',...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852248645
• ISBN13: 9781852248642
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"