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passarinho's review
5.0
Even with a great reverence for the form, these poems are just as important as to what the content refers to.
A woman expressing her love for her country, but highlighting the importance of each and every soul of its natives, even when they're persecuted by tyranic governments (i.e. Stalin).
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I advise this edition in particular, for the excellent work of Nancy K. Anderson, the translator, who's done an impressive job of mantaining the poems' form (which is very important to more classic poetry, many times meant to be read aloud) without compromising the content.
Also, N. Anderson has included an introdutory text with much needed historical context for reader that might not be familiarized with Russian Republic history. A couple essays contextualizing Akhmatova's situation while she wrote the poems. And finally almost 100 pages of poems analysis.
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Even though I'm not a russian speaker (unfortunately) and have never read the original Akhmatova's works, this edition seems adequate for everyone who wants to delve into one of the great Russian female writers of the XXth century, along with Marina Tsvetaeva, both in an academic context or for those particularly interested in Russian history.
A woman expressing her love for her country, but highlighting the importance of each and every soul of its natives, even when they're persecuted by tyranic governments (i.e. Stalin).
.
.
I advise this edition in particular, for the excellent work of Nancy K. Anderson, the translator, who's done an impressive job of mantaining the poems' form (which is very important to more classic poetry, many times meant to be read aloud) without compromising the content.
Also, N. Anderson has included an introdutory text with much needed historical context for reader that might not be familiarized with Russian Republic history. A couple essays contextualizing Akhmatova's situation while she wrote the poems. And finally almost 100 pages of poems analysis.
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Even though I'm not a russian speaker (unfortunately) and have never read the original Akhmatova's works, this edition seems adequate for everyone who wants to delve into one of the great Russian female writers of the XXth century, along with Marina Tsvetaeva, both in an academic context or for those particularly interested in Russian history.
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