The Cambridge Introduction To Russian Poetry (cambridge Introductions To Literature)

The Cambridge Introduction to Russian Poetry presents the major themes, forms, genres and styles of Russian poetry. Using examples from Russia's greatest poets, Michael Wachtel draws on three centuries of verse, from the beginnings of secular literature in the eighteenth century up to the present day. The first half of the book is devoted to concepts such as versification, poetic language and tradition; the second half is organised along genre lines and examines the ode, the elegy, ballads, love poetry, nature poetry and patriotic verse. All poetry appears in the original followed by literal translations. This book is designed to give readers with even a minimal knowledge of the Russian language an appreciation of the brilliance of Russian poetry. "The Cambridge introduction to Russian Poetry presents the major themes, forms, genres, and styles of Russian poetry. Using examples from Russia's greatest poets, Michael Wachtel draws on three centuries of verse, from the beginnings of secular literature in the eighteenth century up to the present day. This book is designed to give readers with even a minimal knowledge of the Russian language an appreciation of Russian poetry. It will be an invaluable tool for students and teachers alike."--Jacket This introduction presents the major themes, forms and styles of Russian poetry. Using examples from Russia's greatest poets, Wachtel draws on three centuries of verse, from the beginnings of secular literature in the eighteenth century to the present. Abstract: This introduction presents the major themes, forms and styles of Russian poetry. Read more... Including examples from Russia's greatest poets, Michael Wachtel draws on three centuries of verse, from the beginnings of secular literature in the eighteenth century to the present day. The first part of his book is devoted to concepts such as versification, poetic language and tradition. In the second part he examines the ode, the elegy, love poetry, nature poetry and patriotic verse. This is the first ever single-volume collection of sources for Manichaeism, a world religion founded by Mani which spread rapidly from Mesopotamia into the Roman Empire in the third and fourth centuries AD and became one of the most persecuted heresies under Christian Roman emperors Content: Versification: how to do things with words -- Poetic language -- Tradition and the individual talent -- From the ode to the elegy (and beyond) -- The ballad -- Love poetry -- Nature poetry -- Patriotic verse.

this Introduction Presents The Major Themes, Forms And Styles Of Russian Poetry.