TY  - BOOK
AU  - Emily Lygo
PY  - 2011
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1662-2545
SN  - 9783035300116
TI  - Leningrad Poetry 1953–1975
T2  - The Thaw Generation
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-0353-0011-6
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1043734
N2  - This is the first book-length study of the outstanding generation of Leningrad poets whose careers began during the Khrushchev Thaw. The text brings together memoirs, interviews, and archival research to construct an account of the world of poetry in Leningrad, in which many now-famous figures began writing. The author describes the institutions, official events, unofficial groups, and informal activities that were attended by many young poets, including the pre-eminent poet of this generation, Iosif Brodsky. Alongside a detailed study of Brodsky’s work from the early 1970s are close readings of two other major poets from this generation whose work has often been overlooked, Viktor Sosnora and Dmitry Bobyshev.
KW  - Leningrad, Khrushchev, Official poetry, Brodsky
LA  - English
ER  -