{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-russian-poetry-paperback","title":"The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBoris Dralyuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIrina Mashinski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enchanting collection of the very best of Russian poetry, edited by acclaimed translator Robert Chandler together with poets Boris Dralyuk and Irina Mashinski\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, poetry's pre-eminence in Russia was unchallenged, with Pushkin and his contemporaries ushering in the 'Golden Age' of Russian literature. Prose briefly gained the high ground in the second half of the nineteenth century, but poetry again became dominant in the 'Silver Age' (the early twentieth century), when belief in reason and progress yielded once more to a more magical view of the world. During the Soviet era, poetry became a dangerous, subversive activity; nevertheless, poets such as Osip Mandelstam and Anna Akhmatova continued to defy the censors. This anthology traces Russian poetry from its Golden Age to the modern era, including work by several great poets - Georgy Ivanov and Varlam Shalamov among them - in captivating modern translations by Robert Chandler and others. The volume also includes a general introduction, chronology and individual introductions to each poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed poet and translator. His many translations from Russian include works by Aleksandr Pushkin, Nikolay Leskov, Vasily Grossman, and Andrey Platonov; his anthologies \u003ci\u003eRussian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Russian Magic Tales\u003c\/i\u003e are both published by Penguin Classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Irina Mashinski \u003c\/b\u003eis a bilingual poet and co-founder of the StoSvet literary project. Her most recent collection is 2013's \u003ci\u003eOphelia i masterok\u003c\/i\u003e [Ophelia and the Trowel]. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Boris Dralyuk\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Russian at the University of St Andrews and translator of many books from Russian, including, most recently, Isaac Babel's \u003ci\u003eRed Cavalry \u003c\/i\u003e(2014).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753740435744,"sku":"9780141198309","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7f55b79e6eec86e4a05aed50eb326deb.webp?v=1780026592","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-russian-poetry-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}