On Grief And Reason

Resumen del libro

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'.

Biografía del autor

Joseph Brodsky(San Petersburgo, 1940 - Nueva York, 1996), poeta y ensayista exiliado de la antigua Unión Soviética en 1972, recibió en 1987 el Premio Nobel de Literatura. Está enterrado en el cementerio de San Michele de Venecia. Ediciones Siruela ha publicado x{0026}lt;em Menos que uno x{0026}lt;/em (2006) y x{0026}lt;em Del dolor y la razónx{0026}lt;/em (2015).