This superb introduction to the work of the famous Russian poet Anna Akhmatova (1886-1966) begins with an account of her life in pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg and Stalinist Russia, and focuses principally on her poetry. Incorporating all recent scholarship, the author traces the way in which Akhmatova's work reflects the tumultuous times in which she lived, and her emergence as the spokeswoman of her generation, to provide a long overdue account of her entire career.
| ISBN: | 9781859730997 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 1996 |
| Author: | David Wells |
| Publisher: | Berg Publishers an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: poetry and poets Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |