World Literature Today, June 22nd, 1994
Sonia Ketchian's study is the first book dedicated to the art of Bella Akhmadulina (b. 1937), a major voice among Russian contemporary women poets. The introduction provides the reader with valuable biographical information, and chapter 1 follows by sketching the development of Akhmadulina's lyric persona from pluralistic instances in the early stage to a consistent and mature voice. Her poetry is classified in three major periods: the early years (1955-74), investigated in chapter 2; the mature or "Garden" period (1975-85), the main focus of the book and of chapters 3-9; and the "philosophi...
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