Andreĭ Voznesenskiĭ Books

Andrei Voznesensky was a Soviet and Russian poet, hailed by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any language." He was a luminary of the "Children of the '60s," a new wave of iconic Russian intellectuals emerging from the Khrushchev Thaw. Voznesensky was renowned as "one of the most daring writers of the Soviet era," though his distinctive style often drew criticism from contemporaries. His passionate poetry readings filled stadiums worldwide, and some of his work was translated into English by W. H. Auden. He was acclaimed a "living classic" and an "icon of Soviet intellectuals."

Chagall Discovered
326 pages
12 hours of reading
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This catalogue includes 150 marvelous full-page color plates, plus generous selections of his etchings for Gogol's Dead Souls , lithographs, drawings and photographs. In a perceptive essay, Bessonova, the museum's curator, observes of Chagall's floating "His figures soar happily or sadly, depending on the moral condition of the world above which they hover." She compares Chagall, who spent most of his life in France, to Henri Rousseau, another artist who brought forth the images of his daydream visions. Included also are a breathlessly lyrical reminiscence by poet Voznesensky and a foreword by museum director Antonova. This extraordinary tribute offers a fresh look at Chagall's many-sided career as moonstruck visionary, cubist-inspired ethnographer, chronicler of war and masterful caricaturist.
An Arrow in the Wall
344 pages
13 hours of reading
The collected works--poetry and prose--of one of the world's most gifted writers, whose insights and wide diversity have earned him great critical acclaim from some of the most famous poets of our day. Translated and edited by William Jay Smith and Frank Reeve.

Chagall Discovered

An Arrow in the Wall