Osip Mandelstam fu un eminente poeta e saggista russo, riconosciuto come figura di spicco del movimento Acmeista. La sua opera è caratterizzata da un profondo impegno con il linguaggio, la cultura e la storia, attingendo spesso alle tradizioni classiche. Nonostante abbia subito repressioni ed esilio interno durante l'era sovietica, la sua scrittura testimonia la resilienza dell'espressione artistica di fronte alle avversità. La sua poesia è celebrata per la sua profondità intellettuale, concisione e potente immaginario.
This collection includes four unique poetry pamphlets from Spring 2014, showcasing a diverse range of themes and styles. Each pamphlet highlights the distinct voice of its featured poet, offering readers an opportunity to explore fresh perspectives and innovative expressions in contemporary poetry. Ideal for poetry enthusiasts seeking to discover new talents, this pack represents a vibrant snapshot of the poetic landscape during that season.
Osip Mandelstam's second collection of poems, Tristia, astonished Russian readers in 1922 with its daring verse forms and meditations on revolution, exile, death and rebirth. Thomas de Waal's new translation gives English-language reader the chance to experience the entire collection for the first time.
The ninety-odd poems Mandelstam wrote in Voronezh are the pinnacle of his poetic achievement, bearing witness to his consistent independence of mind and concern for the freedom of thought.
The introduction and translated poems of Mandelstam within are the gold- standard for critics and readers who don't know Russian. They expertly illuminate other Mandelstam translations, not replacing them, but rather allowing for a better understanding of what they specifically contribute.
Russia’s foremost modernist master in a major new translation
First published by Collins and Harvill Press in 1971.
Осип Мандельштам (1891–1938) — одна из ключевых фигур русской культуры XX века, ее совершенно особый и самобытный поэтический голос. «В ремесле словесном я ценю только дикое мясо, только сумасшедший нарост», — так определял Мандельштам особенность своей прозы с ее афористичной, лаконичной, плотной языковой тканью.