On Grief And Reason: Essays - Brossura

Brodsky, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 0241952719 ISBN 13: 9780241952719

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2011

Riassunto

In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the émigré writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homage to Marcus Aurelius and studies of Robert Frost, Thomas Hardy, Horace and others. The second volume of essays following Less Than One, this collection includes Brodsky's 1987 Nobel Lecture, 'Uncommon Visage'.

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Recensione:

'His prose has the energy and precision of a master, and, at times, the moral authority of a prophet' (Washington Post)

'One of the English language's great essayists ... a book to be thankful for' (The Times)

L'autore:

Joseph Brodsky died in January 1996. His last post was Five Colleges Professor of Literature at Mount Holyoke College. In 1987 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Brodsky's other collection of essays Less Than One is being reissued alongside On Grief and Reason in Penguin Modern Classics.

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• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0241952719
• ISBN 13: 9780241952719
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 432