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Art in the Light of Conscience - Eight Essays on Poetry (Paperback)
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Art in the Light of Conscience - Eight Essays on Poetry (Paperback)
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Loot Price R368
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Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) was one of the four great Russian
poets of the 20th century, along with Akhmatova, Mandelstam and
Pasternak. She also wrote outstanding prose. Endowed with
'phenomenally heightened linguistic sensitivity' (Joseph Brodsky),
Tsvetaeva was primarily concerned with the nature of poetic
creation and what it means to be a poet. Among the most exciting of
all explorations of this theme are the essays 'Art in the Light of
Conscience', her spirited defence of poetry; 'The Poet on the
Critic', which earned her the enmity of many; and 'The Poet and
Time', the key to understanding her work. Her richly diverse essays
provide incomparable insights into poetry, the poetic process, and
what it means to be a poet. This book includes, among many
fascinating topics, a celebration of the poetry of Pasternak
('Downpour of Light') and reflections on the lives and works of
other Russian poets, such as Mandelstam and Mayakovsky, as well as
a magnificent study of Zhukovsky's translation of Goethe's
'Erlking'. Even during periods of extreme personal hardship, her
work retained its sense of elated energy and humour, and Angela
Livingstone's translations bring the English-speaking reader as
close as possible to Tsvetaeva's inimitable voice. First published
in English in 1992, "Art in the Light of Conscience" includes an
introduction by the translator, textual notes and a glossary, as
well as revised translations of 12 poems by Tsvetaeva on poets and
poetry.
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