This is the first full-scale biography of Osip Mandelstam to
combine an analysis of his poetry with a description of his
personal life, from his beginnings as a young intellectual in
pre-revolutionary Russia to his final fate as a victim of
Stalinism. The myth has grown up that Mandelstam was a gloomy,
miserable figure; Dutli deconstructs this, stressing Mandelstam's
enjoyment of life. There are several underlying themes here. One is
Mandelstam's Jewish background in pre-1914 Russia, which he
rejected as a young man, but reaffirmed in later life. Another is
the inescapable impact of Russia's political and social
transformation. His evolution as a poet naturally occupies a large
place in the biography, which quotes many of his most famous poems,
including his devastating anti-Stalin epigram. He produced
wonderful poetry before the October Revolution, but did not reach
his full poetic stature until the 1930s when in exile in Voronezh.
He was never an official Soviet poet, and it was only thanks to the
intervention of Bukharin that he was brought back from utter
impoverishment. The biography gives full weight to his emotional
life, beginning with his friendship with two other Russian poets,
Marina Tsvetaeva and Anna Akhmatova, followed by love and marriage
to Nadezhda Khazina.
General
Imprint: |
Verso Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
Authors: |
Ralph Dutli
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
432 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-83976-158-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-83976-158-X |
Barcode: |
9781839761584 |
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