| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 166 pages) |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-159) and indexes. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Text in English; poems in Russian with English translations. |
| Subject |
Russian poetry -- History and criticism.
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Russian poetry. |
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Russian literature -- History and criticism.
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Russian literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Introduction to Russian poetry |
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Russian poetry |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wachtel, Michael. Cambridge introduction to Russian poetry. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2003065619 |
| ISBN |
0521004934 (paperback) |
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9780521004930 (paperback) |
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0511210582 |
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9780511210587 |
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0521808812 (cloth) |
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9780521808811 (cloth) |
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0511206984 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511206986 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511212356 |
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9780511212352 |
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9780511215957 (electronic book) |
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0511215959 (electronic book) |
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9780511606700 (electronic book) |
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0511606702 (electronic book) |
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0511561482 |
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9780511561481 |
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1283329220 |
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9781283329224 |
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