The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
Anna Akhmatova
(Author)
Roberta Reeder
(Editor)
Description
Initially published in 1990, when the New York Times Book Review named it one of fourteen Best Books of the Year, Judith Hemschemeyer's translation of The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova is the definitive edition, and has sold over 13,000 copies, making it one of the most successful poetry titles of recent years.This reissued and revised printing features a new biographical essay as well as expanded notes to the poems, both by Roberta Reeder, project editor and author of Anna Akhmatova: Poet and Prophet (St. Martin's Press, 1994). Encyclopedic in scope, with more than 800 poems, 100 photographs, a historical chronology, index of first lines, and bibliography. The Complete Poems will be the definitive English language collection of Akhmatova for many years to come.
Product Details
Price
$40.00
$37.20
Publisher
Zephyr Press
Publish Date
September 01, 2000
Pages
948
Dimensions
5.98 X 9.06 X 2.11 inches | 2.88 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780939010271
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About the Author
Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) is known as one of twentieth-century Russia's greatest poets. She suffered repression under Stalinism and after World War II; her literary achievement was finally internationally recognized in the final years of her life.