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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 0090-8290
- eISSN
- 2210-2396
- DOI
- 10.1163/221023993X00720
- Publisher site
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Abstract
Ervin C. Brody concludes his introduction to R. H. Morrison's translations of Osip Mandel'shtam's lyrics with the declarative statement. "Mandel'shtam has never been more alive than today." It is certainly true th at the past decade has witnessed numerous publications pertaining to Mandel'shtam, from critical articles to translations and hopes for a complete annotated edition of his work in the Soviet Union have certainly been raised. It is certainly overdue. Nevertheless, Mandel'shtam remains a difficult poet, and for most readers a poet's poet. Thus, while translations serve to introduce his lyrics to a broader audience, it is still essential to read his work in the original to ascertain its uniqueness and appreciate its originality. Morrison states as much in his preface, "... an attempt has been made to present the matter of some of the poems; for the manner one must read the Russian." Given the enormous difficulty in translating Mandel'shtam's verse, what can translations such as these offer the reader? R. H. Morrison presents us with a selection of approximately 90 poems, beginning with Mandel'shtam's earliest verse (datingfrom 1908) and taking us through the various phases in his lyrical development to some of the last poems (from
Journal
Canadian-American Slavic Studies – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1993