Joseph Brodsky - A Literary Life (Paperback)

An intimate, penetrating study of Joseph Brodsky's life and work, written by his lifelong friend, the eminent Russian literary scholar Lev Loseff The work of Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996), one of Russia's great modern poets, has been the subject of much study and debate. His life, too, is the stuff of legend, from his survival of the siege of Leningrad in early childhood to his expulsion from the Soviet Union and his achievements as a Nobel Prize winner and America's poet laureate. In this penetrating biography, Brodsky's life and work are illuminated by his great friend, the late poet and literary scholar Lev Loseff. Drawing on a wide range of source materials, some previously unpublished, and extensive interviews with writers and critics, Loseff carefully reconstructs Brodsky's personal history while offering deft and sensitive commentary on the philosophical, religious, and mythological sources that influenced the poet's work. Published to great acclaim in Russia and now available in English for the first time, this is literary biography of the first order, and sets the groundwork for any books on Brodsky that might follow.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	Lev Loseff
Translators:	Jane Ann Miller
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	333
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-18160-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Biography > Literary Promotions
LSN:	0-300-18160-4
Barcode:	9780300181609

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