Selected Works of Marina Tsvetaeva — Essays and Prose

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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: During her time in Paris, wrote a substantial number of essays and sketches, expressing her thoughts on artistic creation, contemporary writers, Russia, and ordinary life. "Labor Hero" recounts Briusov, "The Process of a Dedication" chronicles Mandelshtam, "The Well of Memory" reflects on Voloshin, and "The Captured Soul" tells of her encounter with Andrei Bely. Additionally, "The Poet and His Time," "The Poet on the Critic," and "Pushkin and Pugachov" all convey her reflections on life, as well as her deep contemplation of art and poetry. Though they narrate about others, they ultimately express the poet herself. Her essays are emotionally intense, filled with profound insights, and often quite lengthy—this selection of seven essays in the book spans 388 pages. It can be said that the blood of poetry flows through the veins of prose.