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Poetry -- Translations into English

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Brodsky papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 613
Abstract: The Joseph Brodsky Papers document the life and work of Russian-born poet, essayist and Nobel Laureate Joseph Brodsky, with a particular emphasis on the time period of his residence in the United States (1972-1996). The papers consist of correspondence, writings, personal papers (including legal, medical and financial records), audiovisual material, teaching material, student papers, newspaper clippings and printed ephemera, spanning the years 1890-2004, with the bulk of the material dating...
Dates: circa 1890-2004, bulk 1972-1996

Clayton Eshleman papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 464
Abstract: The collection consists of material created and accumulated by Clayton Eshleman in the course of his activities as a poet, author, translator, and editor, and primarily documents Eshleman's literary career from circa 1992 to 2008 and the publication of Sulfur magazine from circa 1990 to 2000. Material includes notes, drafts, and manuscripts for Eshleman's works of poetry and prose (published after 1994) and for works translated by Eshleman; proofs for issues...
Dates: 1920-2018, bulk circa 1990-2015

George Louis Kline papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 650
Abstract: The collection documents George L. Kline's work as a translator for Joseph Brodsky and related activities, including the translation of other Russian prose and poetry and scholarship on Russian literature. Included are correspondence, drafts of Brodsky's poems and Kline's English translations, sound recordings of Brodsky, and photographs of Brodsky and others. Other than Brodsky, correspondents include W. H. Auden, Nina Berberova, Leonid Chertkov, Anthony Hecht, Lev Losev, Faith Wizgell and...
Dates: 1965-2000

Thomas Meyer papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1461
Abstract: The collection contains correspondence, writings, research files, astrological charts and readings, notebooks, photographs, artwork, computer media, and audiovisual media created or collected by American poet, author, and translator Thomas Meyer. Also included are materials related to Jonathan Williams, Meyer's long-time romantic partner and collaborator with The Jargon Society, as well as friends and colleagues such as Jeffrey Beam, Alfred Corn, Guy Davenport, Kenward Elmslie, Clayton...
Dates: 1952-2016, bulk 1966-2008

Czesław Miłosz papers

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Call Number: GEN MSS 661
Abstract: The Czesław Miłosz Papers document the life and work of the poet, essayist and Nobel Laureate Czesław Miłosz. The papers consist of writings, correspondence, photographs, personal papers, audio material, and printed material (including newspaper clippings, printed ephemera and clandestine samizdat publications), spanning the years 1880-2000, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940 to 1989. While some writings, photographs and personal documents pre-date the Second World War, the...
Dates: 1880-2000, bulk 1940-1989

David Slavitt papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1476
Abstract: The collection contains writings, printed material, photographs, personal and professional papers, and memorabilia created and collected by American author, poet, and translator David Slavitt. Throughout his career, Slavitt published works of poetry, erotic novels, memoirs, and thrillers, as well as English translations of works from Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, French, Old English, and Sanskrit. Also included are correspondence and writings of Slavitt’s family, friends, and...
Dates: 1946-2014