'Brodsky charged at the world . . . there is no voice, no vision, remotely like it' The New York Times Book Review
Self-educated, intense, impulsive and unmoored, Joseph Brodsky emerged in mid-century Russia as a poetic virtuoso, recognized by such greats as Anna Akhmatova as their worthy heir. He was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972. Together, the poems in this volume unfold the project that, as Brodsky saw it, the condition of exile presented: 'to set the next man - however theoretical he and his needs may be - a bit more free.'
This edition includes poems translated by Derek Walcott, Richard Wilbur and Anthony Hecht, and poems written in English or translated by the author himself. It surveys Brodsky's tumultuous life and illustrious career, and showcases his most notable and poignant work as a poet.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Edited and introduced by Ann Kjellberg
| ISBN: | 9780241464823 |
| Publication date: | 5th May 2020 |
| Author: | Joseph Brodsky |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards) Poetry by individual poets |
'Brodsky charged at the world . . . there is no voice, no vision, remotely like it' The New York Times Book Review
Self-educated, intense, impulsive and unmoored, Joseph Brodsky emerged in mid-century Russia as a poetic virtuoso, recognized by such greats as Anna Akhmatova as their worthy heir. He was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972. Together, the poems in this volume unfold the project that, as Brodsky saw it, the condition of exile presented: 'to set the next man - however theoretical he and his needs may be - a bit more free.'
This edition includes poems translated by Derek Walcott, Richard Wilbur and Anthony Hecht, and poems written in English or translated by the author himself. It surveys Brodsky's tumultuous life and illustrious career, and showcases his most notable and poignant work as a poet.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Edited and introduced by Ann Kjellberg
Selected Poems features in the following genres: Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Poetry by individual poets
Selected Poems is available in Paperback
Selected Poems was written by Joseph Brodsky and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Selected Poems has 192 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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