Description
| Product ID: | 9781910345856 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Solar Eclipse 1914 |
| Subtitle: | Selected Poems |
| Authors: | Author: Arseny Tarkovsky, Peter Oram |
| Page Count: | 84 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating "Readers will be deeply grateful to thelate Peter Oram for giving new life to thework of a major Russian poet who hasnever been fully recognized in the English-speakingworld - even if his haunting wordshave been heard in Russian by the millionswho have seen his son's film Mirror. Arseny Tarkovsky lived through theSoviet period from beginning to end, preserving his inner independence andleaving a precious legacy of memorablelyrics that achieve a dream-like potencyof suggestion. Oram's inventive andbeautifully shaped translations combinein an exemplary way poetic freedom anda careful attention to the form and thesentiment of the originals."Peter FranceProfessor Emeritus, University of Edinburgh "Readers will be deeply grateful to the late Peter Oram for giving new life to the work of a major Russian poet who has never been fully recognized in the English-speaking world - even if his haunting words have been heard in Russian by the millions who have seen his son''s film Mirror. Arseny Tarkovsky lived through the Soviet period from beginning to end, preserving his inner independence and leaving a precious legacy of memorable lyrics that achieve a dream-like potency of suggestion. Oram''s inventive and beautifully shaped translations combine in an exemplary way poetic freedom and a careful attention to the form and the sentiment of the originals." Peter France Professor Emeritus, University of Edinburgh |
| Imprint Name: | Arc Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Arc Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-05-15 |
