Anna Akhmatova
Birth date: June 23, 1889
Died: March 05, 1966
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Это первый опубликованный сборник Ахматовой. И хотя видно, почему его тогда сочли многообещающим, проверку временем выдерживают лишь несколько стихотворений, а сравнения с её же более поздними работами не выдержит ни одно.
I was warned that Akmatova's poetry was quite an experience. I have relatives who strongly dislike her for the more contemporary way in which she wrote, while a professor of mine praised her highly. I found her work to be quite heavy. Now, some poetry manages to pick the reader up and make them get ...
List of IllustrationsTranslator's AcknowledgementsPublisher's AcknowledgementsTranslator's Preface, by Judith HemschemeyerMirrors and Masks: The Life and Poetic Works of Anna Akhmatova, by Roberta ReederAnna Akhmatova: A Memoir, by Isaiah BerlinChronologyThird Printing (Revised): New Poems and Revis...
The earthly glory is like smoke,I wanted much more than this.In all my lovers I evokedThe feelings of joy and bliss.One is still in love somewhereWith a friend from long ago,The other stands in the city square,-A statue of bronze in the snow.
He marked with coal, as I languished,A target on my left sideTo shoot and free the bird - my anguishInto the empty night.Your hand won't tremble in the least,My dear! I won't suffer long.The bird - my anguish will soar, released,To perch and sing its song.This will cause him to speak aloud,The one w...
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