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Akhmatova: Poems: Edited by Peter Washington (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

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Akhmatova: Poems: Edited by Peter Washington (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

A legend in her own time both for her brilliant poetry and for her resistance to oppression, Anna Akhmatovaâ€”denounced by the Soviet regime for her â€œeroticism, mysticism, and political indifferenceâ€â€”is one of the greatest Russian poets of the twentieth century.

Before the revolution, Akhmatova was a wildly popular young poet who lived a bohemian life. She was one of the leaders of a movement of poets whose ideal was â€œbeautiful clarityâ€â€”in her deeply personal work, themes of love and mourning are conveyed with passionate intensity and economy, her voice by turns tender and fierce. A vocal critic of Stalinism, she saw her work banned for many years and was expelled from the Writersâ€™ Unionâ€”condemned as â€œhalf nun, half harlot.â€ Despite this censorship, her reputation continued to flourish underground, and she is still among Russiaâ€™s most beloved poets.

Here are poems from all her major worksâ€”including the magnificent â€œRequiemâ€ commemorating the victims of Stalinâ€™s terrorâ€”and some that have been newly translated for this edition.
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780307264244
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2006-05-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307264244

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