Bibliograph

Verses and versions, three centuries of Russian poetry, selected and translated by Vladimir Nabokov ; edited by Brian Boyd and Stanislav Shvabrin ; introduction by Brian Boyd

Type

Label

Verses and versions, three centuries of Russian poetry, selected and translated by Vladimir Nabokov ; edited by Brian Boyd and Stanislav Shvabrin ; introduction by Brian Boyd

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Verses and versions

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

214322971

Responsibility statement

selected and translated by Vladimir Nabokov ; edited by Brian Boyd and Stanislav Shvabrin ; introduction by Brian Boyd

Sub title

three centuries of Russian poetry

Summary

Here, collected for the first time in one volume, are Nabokov's English translations of Russian verse, presented next to the Russian originals, as well as three never-before-published poems written in English by Nabokov himself. Here, also, are some of his notes on the dangers and thrills of translation

Table Of Contents

Nabokov on translation -- Nabokov: verses and versions. Mihail Lomonosov (1711-1765). Gavrila Derzhavin (1743-1816). Nikolay Karamzin (1766-1826). Konstantin Batyushkov (1787-1855). Vilgelm Kyukhelbeker (1797-1846). Anton Delvig (1798-1831). Aleksandr Pushkin (1799-1837). Evgeniy Baratïnski (1800-1844). Fyodor Tyutchev (1803-1873). Aleksey Koltsov (1809-1842). Mihail Lermontov (1814-1841). Afanasiy Fet (1820-1892). Nikolay Nekrasov (1821-1877). Aleksandr Blok (1880-1921). Vladislav Hodasevich (1886-1939). Osip Mandelshtam (1891-1938). Bulat Okudzhava (1924-1997). Program notes (various) -- French to English. Rémi Belleau (ca. 1528-1577). Henri de Régnier (1864-1936)

Target audience

adult

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