Drunk from the Bitter Truth - The Poems of Anna Margolin (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

Born Rosa Lebensboym in Belarus, Anna Margolin (1887-1952) settled permanently in America in 1913. A brilliant yet largely forgotten poet, her reputation rests on her volume of poetry published in Yiddish in 1929 in New York City. Although written in the 1920s, Margolin's poetry is remarkably fresh and contemporary, dealing with themes of anxiety, loneliness, sexual tensions, and the search for intellectual and spiritual identity, all of which were clearly reflected in her own life choices. Sensitively and beautifully translated here, the poems appear both in the original Yiddish and in English translation. Shirley Kumove's fascinating critical-biographical introduction highlights Margolin's tempestuous and unconventional life. An exceptionally beautiful and gifted woman, Margolin adopted a bohemian and an eccentric lifestyle, and threw herself into both intellectual pursuits and romantic attachments beyond her two marriages.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series, Women Writers in Translation
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	Anna Margolin
Editors:	Shirley Kumove
Introduction by:	Shirley Kumove
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	330
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-6579-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7914-6579-9
Barcode:	9780791465790

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