| The Junction: Selected Poems Contributor(s): Venclova, Tomas (Author), Hinsey, Ellen (Translator), Senechal, Diana (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1852248106 ISBN-13: 9781852248109 Publisher: Bloodaxe Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 Annotation: Lithuania's Tomas Venclova is one of Europe's greatest living poets. His work speaks with a moral depth exceptional in contemporary poetry. His poetry addresses the desolate landscape of the aftermath of totalitarianism, as well as the ethical constants that allow for hope and perseverance. The Junction brings together entirely new translations of his most recent work as well as a selection of poems from his 1997 volume Winter Dialogue. Tomas Venclova was born in 1937 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. He was one of the five founding members of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group and his activities led to a ban on publishing, exile, and the stripping of his Soviet citizenship in 1977. Since 1985 Venclova has taught Slavic languages and literature at Yale University. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 891.921 |
| LCCN: 2009290929 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lithuania's Tomas Venclova is one of Europe's greatest living poets. His work speaks with a moral depth exceptional in contemporary poetry. Venclova's poetry addresses the desolate landscape of the aftermath of totalitarianism, as well as the ethical constants that allow for hope and perseverance. The Junction brings together entirely new translations of his most recent work as well as a selection of poems from his 1997 volume Winter Dialogue. |