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Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and History Ser.: Mandelstam by Oleg Lekmanov (2010, Hardcover)

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PublisherAcademic Studies Press

ISBN-101934843288

ISBN-139781934843284

eBay Product ID (ePID)78713277

Product Key Features

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMandelstam

SubjectRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Literary, Russian & Former Soviet Union

Publication Year2010

TypeTextbook

AuthorOleg Lekmanov

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History

SeriesStudies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and History Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight16.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-054033

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsOf the original Russian edition: "Lekmanov's book contains insightful observations of the poems and convincing attempts at psychological reconstruction. The author does not attempt to conceal the hero's "idiosyncrasies" and manages to forego engaging in "objective Schadenfreude". Mandelstam was at times funny, hysterical, naïve, but even in the most curious guise he managed to maintain high stature, without which his poetry would not have been possible. Such stature was the stuff of legends. It is also wonderfully illuminated here by amusing (though occasionally common and mean) anecdotes. This is the image of Mandelstam that Lekmanov presents, reminding us of the inherent kinship between poetry and nobleness. "--Andrei Nemzer, "Vremya Novostei", "Oleg Lekmanov's life of the Russian poet, Osip Mandelstam, is a stark reminder of what happens in a society that descends mindlessly into authoritarianism wherein all things human in time are rendered meaningless. Lekmanov's concise, fact-driven biography charts the heartbreaking story of Mandelstam's hounded life in sharp detail."--Thomas Sanfilip, Literary Yard, October 2024"Lekmanov's book contains insightful observations of the poems and convincing attempts at psychological reconstruction. The author does not attempt to conceal the hero's "idiosyncrasies" and manages to forego engaging in "objective Schadenfreude". Mandelstam was at times funny, hysterical, naïve, but even in the most curious guise he managed to maintain high stature, without which his poetry would not have been possible. Such stature was the stuff of legends. It is also wonderfully illuminated here by amusing (though occasionally common and mean) anecdotes. This is the image of Mandelstam that Lekmanov presents, reminding us of the inherent kinship between poetry and nobleness.", "Lekmanov makes an important contribution to understanding and appreciation of Mandelstam's life and work. Highly Recommended." --V. D. Barooshian, emeritus, Wells College. Published in CHOICE, September 2010., "Lekmanov makes an important contribution to understanding and appreciation of Mandelstam's life and work. Highly Recommended." -- V.D. Barooshian, emeritus, Wells College. Published in CHOICE, September 2010., ". . . an invaluable text for the undergraduate student intent on studying Mandel'shtam's life and historical context in greater detail, particularly given the inclusion of the records of Mandel'shtam's arrest and interrogation, and Lekmanov's skilled contextualization of the poet amongst his contemporaries and epoch." -Max Anley, University of Durham. Published in Slavonica, April 2011.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal891.71/3 B

Table Of ContentIntroduction. Chapter One: BEFORE THE FIRST "STONE" (1891-1913). Chapter Two: BETWEEN "STONE" (1913) AND "TRISTIA" (1922). Chapter Three: BETWEEN "TRISTIA" (1922) AND "POEMS" (1928). Chapter Four: BEFORE THE ARREST (1928-1934). Chapter 5: THE FINAL YEARS (1934-1938). Epilogue. NADEZHDA YAKOVLEVNA. Bibliography. Index.

SynopsisPresents the maverick Russian poet's life and work to a wider audience, and includes the most reliable details of the poet's life, which were recently found and released from the KGB archives. This takes the reader through Mandelstam's early life and education in pre-revolutionary Petersburg, at the Sorbonne in Paris, and in Heidelberg and his return to revolutionary Russia. In 1938, Mandelstam was arrested and six months later became a statistic: one of over 300,000 prisoners who died in the Gulags., Now available for the first time in English, Oleg Lekmanov's critically acclaimed Mandelstam presents the maverick Russian poet's life and work to a wider audience and includes the most reliable details of the poet's life, which were recently found and released from the KGB archives. Through his engaging narrative, Lekmanov carries the reader through Mandelstam's early life and education in pre-revolutionary Petersburg, at the Sorbonne in Paris, and in Heidelberg and his return to revolutionary Russia. Bold and fearless, he was quoted as saying: "Only in Russia do they respect poetry. They even kill you for it." Osip Mandelstam compared a writer to a parrot, saying that once his owner tires of him, he will cover his cage with black cloth, which becomes for literature a surrogate of night. In 1938, Mandelstam was arrested and six months later became a statistic: over 500,000 political prisoners were sent to the Gulags in 1938; between 1931 and 1940, over 300,000 prisoners died in the Gulags. One of them was the poet Osip Mandelstam. This is the tragic story of his life, pre-empted by the black cloth of Stalinism.

LC Classification NumberPG3476.M355Z74613