Kategorie: Russisch

Who will write whose epitaph?

„Sir, you are tough, and I am tough. / But who will write whose epitaph?“ Joseph Brodskys prekärer Nachruhm: Fünf Jahre sind seit Joseph Brodskys Tod am 28. Januar 1996 vergangen, und noch immer scheint der Ruhm des einstigen poeta laureatus der USA und… Continue Reading „Who will write whose epitaph?“

Russian poet, English essayist and American citizen

Joseph Brodsky, who died in 1996 at the terribly early age of 55, now enjoys at least three posthumous lives. First, and by far most important, is the Russian poet who was frequently called the best poet of his generation, the heir to Akhmatova,… Continue Reading „Russian poet, English essayist and American citizen“