Bride of Ice Selected Poems

A powerful collection of poems from one of Russia's greatest voices, translated by a poet who understood her intimately. Marina Tsvetaeva, alongside Akhmatova, Pasternak, and Mandelstam, navigated the tumultuous years of 20th-century Russia with unwavering integrity. This selection, translated by Elaine Feinstein, captures the intensity and honesty that define Tsvetaeva's work.

Explore themes of love, loss, and exile through Tsvetaeva's poignant verses. This collection includes the sequence 'Girlfriend,' dedicated to her lover Sofia Parnok, offering a glimpse into the poet's personal life and passions. Feinstein's translations bring Tsvetaeva's voice to a new audience, preserving the emotional depth and lyrical beauty of the original poems.

For readers of poetry, Russian literature, and those seeking feminist perspectives, Bride of Ice offers a profound and moving experience. Discover the enduring legacy of a poet who remained true to her art and her humanity in the face of adversity.

Elaine Feinstein was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She has worked as a university lecturer, a subeditor, and a freelance journalist. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1980. In 1990, she received a Cholmondeley Award for Poetry. Her versions of the poems of Marina Tsvetaeva – for which she received three translation awards from the Arts Council – were first published in 1971. Elaine Feinstein's Collected Poems and Translations (2002) was a Poetry Book Society Special Commendation. She died in September 2019. Marina Tsvetaeva was born in Moscow in 1891 and had established her reputation as a poet by the age of eighteen. She had a troubled life, in exile for many years: the only continuity was poetry and her loyalty to individual poets. Returning to Russia in 1939, her family was quickly torn apart by Stalin’ s purges: they were suspected of working against the Soviet government. When war came she was evacuated to Yelabuga, where she hanged herself in 1941.

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Bride of Ice Selected Poems

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