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On Grief And Reason: Essays (Penguin Modern Classics)

On Grief And Reason: Essays (Penguin Modern Classics)

by JosephBrodsky (Author)

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    Paperback 2011

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Synopsis

In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the emigre writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homage to Marcus Aurelius and studies of Robert Frost, Thomas Hardy, Horace and others. The second volume of essays following Less Than One, this collection includes Brodsky's 1987 Nobel Lecture, 'Uncommon Visage'.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: Re-issue
 Publisher: Penguin
Published: 06 Oct 2011
ISBN 10: 0241952719
ISBN 13: 9780241952719

Media Reviews
'His prose has the energy and precision of a master, and, at times, the moral authority of a prophet' * Washington Post *
'One of the English language's great essayists ... a book to be thankful for' * The Times *
Author Bio
Joseph Brodsky died in January 1996. His last post was Five Colleges Professor of Literature at Mount Holyoke College. In 1987 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Brodsky's other collection of essays Less Than One is being reissued alongside On Grief and Reason in Penguin Modern Classics.