Boris Pasternak Summary

The Russian poet, novelist, and translator Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960) was the foremost writer of the Soviet period. He constantly endeavored to shape the means of artistic expression to t... Read more

In the essay below, which was originally published in German in 1935, Jakobson delineates how Pasternak's poetic disposition affected his prose works, lending insight into Pasternak's sh... Read more

In the essay below, Aucouturier analyzes Pasternak's focus on actors, the "legend of the poet, " and ideas associated with these professions in "The Mark of Apelles,"... Read more

In the excerpt below, in which he discusses stylistic and thematic aspects of Pasternak's short fiction, Gifford claims there is a strong thematic relationship between Pasternak's verse ... Read more

Critical Essay by Jane Gary Harris [Although] Pasternak's earliest images of life are feminine images, they are not associated with human incarnations of life, but rather with the personificati... Read more

Critical Essay by J. W. Dyck Pasternak's claim for art is that of simplicity and clarity. The right choice of rhyme, rhythm, and meter, the right poetic techniques in general: all this he recog... Read more

Critical Essay by Rosette C. Lamont Although the Zhivago poems of the American edition of Pasternak's novel are not numbered, it is interesting to note that "Fairy Tale" ("... Read more