Joseph Brodsky

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.

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Foreword Singing Without Music; G.Smith Odysseus to Telemachus; L.Zubova On Zhukov's Death; M.Y.Lotman 1867; R.Timenchik I, Intead of a Wild Beast...'; V.Polukhina To Urania; B.Scherr Lithuanian Nocturne; T.Venclova Galatea Encore; L.Burnett The Thought of You is Going Away...; W.Weststeijn Belfast Tune; R.Reid Darling, Tonight I Went Out Late...; S.Kuznetsov On the Centenary of Anna Akhmatova; L.Loseff To My Daughter; D.Bethea