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Reviews

1. “This volume brings together eight of Marina Tsvetaeva’s essays on poetry in superb translations by [A. L.] . . . as well as her translations of twelve of Tsvetaeva’s poems on the poetic theme. . . . The book is provided with useful notes aimed at non-specialists and Anglophone readers.”

Diana Burgin, The Russian Review, vol. 53, no. 2

2. “Tsvetaeva was well-known for her lively and idiosyncratic language. [A.L.] has done a fine job of conveying these qualities, capturing the unmistakable rhythms and quirks of style.”

P.P. Brodsky, World Literature Today, Summer, 1992

3. “This fine volume will indubitably make Cvetaeva better known as a writer of prose.”

Sibelan Forrester, Slavic and East European Journal, 1993, no.1