"This well-researched, thoughtful, and fair biography of Marina Tsvetaeva especially illuminates that intimate connection between passionate artist and self-destructive woman that, in very different circumstances, also characterized the genius of Sylvia Plath. Against the background of the Russian Revolution, the privations and hardships endured by this uniquely gifted but psychologically damaged Romantic are viewed with a sympathy untouched by sentimentality. I cannot imagine a better introduction to Tsvetaeva's conflicted life and work."--Anne Stevenson, author of "Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath"…mehr
"This well-researched, thoughtful, and fair biography of Marina Tsvetaeva especially illuminates that intimate connection between passionate artist and self-destructive woman that, in very different circumstances, also characterized the genius of Sylvia Plath. Against the background of the Russian Revolution, the privations and hardships endured by this uniquely gifted but psychologically damaged Romantic are viewed with a sympathy untouched by sentimentality. I cannot imagine a better introduction to Tsvetaeva's conflicted life and work."--Anne Stevenson, author of "Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath"
Lily Feiler is an independent scholar and translator living in New York. Her translation of Victor Shklovsky’s Mayakovsky and His Circle was nominated for the 1972 National Book Award for Translation.
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Acknowledgments xi Permissions xiii A Note on Translations, Transliteration, and Punctuation xv Introduction 1 1. Family and Childhood: Formative forces 7 2. Growing Up: Reality and Fantasy: God/Devil: the central conflict 22 3. Adolescence, Mother's Death: Schools Broad / Escape into imagination 30 4. Dawning Sexuality: Ellis and Nilender / First poetry collection 43 5. Illusions: Marriage to Sergey Efron / Birth of daughter, Ariadna / Alya Disenchantment / Father's death 56 6. Lesbian Passion: Sofiya Parnok / The wound that would not heal 66 7. In the Shadow of the Revolution: Flirtation with Mandelshtam / Love affairs and dread Birth of second daughter, Irina / Revolution and separation 78 8. Life Under Communism: Poverty, excitement, and creativity / Involvement with actors and theater / Closeness with Alya 86 9. Passion and Despair: Sonechka: fantasy of pure love / Irina's death 95 10. Years of Frenzy and Growth: Volkonsky, Vysheslavtsev, Lann / The Tsar-Maiden and "On a Red Steed" 104 11. New Poetic Voice and Departure: A young Bolshevik, literary friends / Departure 116 12. Russian Berlin: Vishnyak, new infatuation / Old friends: Ehrenburg and Bely Reunion with husband / Correspondence with Pasternak 124 13. Prague, Creative Peak / Creative crest - "The Swain" / Letters to Pasternak and Bakhrakh 133 14. Great Love, Great Pain: Konstantin Rodzevich / "Poem of the Mountain" and "Poem of the End" / Marriage crisis 144 15. Resignation and Birth of Son: Grinding poverty, women friends / Birth of son Georgy (Mur) Move to Paris 152 16. Paris, Success and New Problems: "The Ratcatcher" / Limited Success / Eurasians - new friends, criticism 160 17. The Correspondence with Rilke and Pasternak: Search for the Beyond / Conflict with Pasternak / Economic hardships 168 18. Spiraling Down: Rilke's death / Hostility in literary circles / Efron's turn toward Soviets 180 19. Growing Isolation: Phaedra / After Russia published Defense of Mayakovsky / Nikolay Gronsky 187 20. Hitting Bottom: Poetic crisis, growing isolation / End of Pasternak's marriage / Depression 196 21. Alienation and Self-Analysis: Salomea and "Letter to an Amazon" 203 22. Indigence and Autobiographical Prose: Ivask correspondence / Efron applies for a Soviet passport / Family conflicts 210 23. Further Withdrawal: Pasternak's Visit / Steiger - new hopes for love dashed 223 24. A Fateful Year, 1937: Pushkin essays - a look into herself / Alya's leaving for Russia / The Efron case 231 25. Return to the Soviet Union: Atmosphere of Stalinist terror / Arrest of Alya and Sergey Golytsino Writers' House / Frustrated attempts to publish; translations 242 26. War, Evacuation, Suicide 254 Afterword 265 Notes 269 Bibliography 291 Index 295
Acknowledgments xi Permissions xiii A Note on Translations, Transliteration, and Punctuation xv Introduction 1 1. Family and Childhood: Formative forces 7 2. Growing Up: Reality and Fantasy: God/Devil: the central conflict 22 3. Adolescence, Mother's Death: Schools Broad / Escape into imagination 30 4. Dawning Sexuality: Ellis and Nilender / First poetry collection 43 5. Illusions: Marriage to Sergey Efron / Birth of daughter, Ariadna / Alya Disenchantment / Father's death 56 6. Lesbian Passion: Sofiya Parnok / The wound that would not heal 66 7. In the Shadow of the Revolution: Flirtation with Mandelshtam / Love affairs and dread Birth of second daughter, Irina / Revolution and separation 78 8. Life Under Communism: Poverty, excitement, and creativity / Involvement with actors and theater / Closeness with Alya 86 9. Passion and Despair: Sonechka: fantasy of pure love / Irina's death 95 10. Years of Frenzy and Growth: Volkonsky, Vysheslavtsev, Lann / The Tsar-Maiden and "On a Red Steed" 104 11. New Poetic Voice and Departure: A young Bolshevik, literary friends / Departure 116 12. Russian Berlin: Vishnyak, new infatuation / Old friends: Ehrenburg and Bely Reunion with husband / Correspondence with Pasternak 124 13. Prague, Creative Peak / Creative crest - "The Swain" / Letters to Pasternak and Bakhrakh 133 14. Great Love, Great Pain: Konstantin Rodzevich / "Poem of the Mountain" and "Poem of the End" / Marriage crisis 144 15. Resignation and Birth of Son: Grinding poverty, women friends / Birth of son Georgy (Mur) Move to Paris 152 16. Paris, Success and New Problems: "The Ratcatcher" / Limited Success / Eurasians - new friends, criticism 160 17. The Correspondence with Rilke and Pasternak: Search for the Beyond / Conflict with Pasternak / Economic hardships 168 18. Spiraling Down: Rilke's death / Hostility in literary circles / Efron's turn toward Soviets 180 19. Growing Isolation: Phaedra / After Russia published Defense of Mayakovsky / Nikolay Gronsky 187 20. Hitting Bottom: Poetic crisis, growing isolation / End of Pasternak's marriage / Depression 196 21. Alienation and Self-Analysis: Salomea and "Letter to an Amazon" 203 22. Indigence and Autobiographical Prose: Ivask correspondence / Efron applies for a Soviet passport / Family conflicts 210 23. Further Withdrawal: Pasternak's Visit / Steiger - new hopes for love dashed 223 24. A Fateful Year, 1937: Pushkin essays - a look into herself / Alya's leaving for Russia / The Efron case 231 25. Return to the Soviet Union: Atmosphere of Stalinist terror / Arrest of Alya and Sergey Golytsino Writers' House / Frustrated attempts to publish; translations 242 26. War, Evacuation, Suicide 254 Afterword 265 Notes 269 Bibliography 291 Index 295
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