Krystyna Pomorska Libri

The work of Roman Jakobson has long been recognized as central to debates in linguistics and literary theory. This book makes Jakobson's ideas, previously collected only in a monumental, seven-volume edition of his selected writings, readily available for the first time. It brings together eleven essays on topics of crucial importance to poetics and linguistics

Frontmatter -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- I. Pasternak and Futurism -- II. Music as Theme and Structure -- III. The Fate of the Artist -- IV. Safe Conduct -- V. Doctor Zivago -- Pasternak's Works Referred To -- Index of Names