MACMILLAN Joseph Brodsky: The Art of a Poem

This is an imaginative work of literary criticism. Thirteen scholars have selected a wide variety of Joseph Brodsky's poems written between 1970 and 1994 for detailed discussion in the context of his whole output. The choice of poems reflects Brodsky's diversity of themes and devices. Together they offer a perspective on one of the most original and profound modern poets. This collection should fulfil the often-expressed need for a comprehensive approach to the study of Brodsky's poetry, which is linguistically as well as intellectually demanding. Review Brodsky's technically accomplished poems are often obscure, and this admirable, multinational collection will enrich the reading experience of those at the upper-division undergraduate level and above. Choice About the Author DAVID BETHEA Vilas Research Professor of Russian Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA LEON BURNETT Senior Lecturer in Literature, University of Essex SERGEI KUZNETSOV freelance literary and film critic MIKHAIL LOTMAN Professor, Department of Semiotics and Literary Theory, Estonian Institute of Humanities, Tallin ROBERT REID Senior Lecturer in Russian Studies, Keele University BARRY P. SCHERR Mandel Family Professor of Russian and Associate Dean, Humanities, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire GERALD S. SMITH Professor of Russian, University of Oxford ROMAN TIMENCHIK Professor of Russian, Hebrew University of Jerusalem TOMAS VENCLOVA poet and Professor of Slavic Literature, Yale University WILLEM WESTSTEIJN Professor of Slavic Literature, University of Amsterdam LUDMILA ZUBOVA Professor of Russian, St Petersburg University