Konstantin Batyushkov (1787-1855) was a celebrated Russian poet and essayist. He served in three campaigns of the Napoleonic wars and was posted to Naples on diplomatic service before succumbing to incurable mental illness in 1822. Peter France is honorary fellow and professor emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He has translated French and Russian prose texts as well as many Russian poets, most recently Lermontov, Baratynsky, Mandelstam, and Aygi.

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Vologda to St. Petersburg2. War and Peace3. The City and the Country4. Back to War5. The Return of Odysseus6. Arzamas and the Essays7. To Italy8. Into the DarkIndex

For fans of Russian poetry, and especially for Russophone poets, Batyushkov (1787–1855) is a vital figure who wrote exquisite verse and helped to usher in what is known as the Golden Age of Russian poetry. . . . Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry interweaves translations of poetry (plus excerpts from prose essays and personal letters) with history and biography. . . . Poets and general readers should appreciate this volume as much as teachers and scholars who can now quote elegant translations.

Konstantin Batyushkov (1787-1855) was a celebrated Russian poet and essayist. He served in three campaigns of the Napoleonic wars and was posted to Naples on diplomatic service before succumbing to incurable mental illness in 1822. Peter France is honorary fellow and professor emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He has translated French and Russian prose texts as well as many Russian poets, most recently Lermontov, Baratynsky, Mandelstam, and Aygi.

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Vologda to St. Petersburg2. War and Peace3. The City and the Country4. Back to War5. The Return of Odysseus6. Arzamas and the Essays7. To Italy8. Into the DarkIndex

For fans of Russian poetry, and especially for Russophone poets, Batyushkov (1787–1855) is a vital figure who wrote exquisite verse and helped to usher in what is known as the Golden Age of Russian poetry. . . . Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry interweaves translations of poetry (plus excerpts from prose essays and personal letters) with history and biography. . . . Poets and general readers should appreciate this volume as much as teachers and scholars who can now quote elegant translations.

Konstantin Batyushkov (1787-1855) was a celebrated Russian poet and essayist. He served in three campaigns of the Napoleonic wars and was posted to Naples on diplomatic service before succumbing to incurable mental illness in 1822. Peter France is honorary fellow and professor emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He has translated French and Russian prose texts as well as many Russian poets, most recently Lermontov, Baratynsky, Mandelstam, and Aygi.

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Vologda to St. Petersburg2. War and Peace3. The City and the Country4. Back to War5. The Return of Odysseus6. Arzamas and the Essays7. To Italy8. Into the DarkIndex

For fans of Russian poetry, and especially for Russophone poets, Batyushkov (1787–1855) is a vital figure who wrote exquisite verse and helped to usher in what is known as the Golden Age of Russian poetry. . . . Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry interweaves translations of poetry (plus excerpts from prose essays and personal letters) with history and biography. . . . Poets and general readers should appreciate this volume as much as teachers and scholars who can now quote elegant translations.