Journey to Armenia (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Osip Mandelstam
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Work: Travel writing
- Time of Work: April to November, 1930
- Setting: Armenia, Georgia, and Moscow
- Principal Characters: Mandelstam| Osip, Mandelstam| Nadezhda, Kuzin| Boris
- Genres: Nonfiction, Travel writing
- Subjects: Voyages, Tradition, Manners or customs, Poetry or poets, Social life, Lifestyles, Russia or Russian people
Form and Content
During the late 1920’s, the poet Osip Emilievich Mandelstam had encountered difficulties with serious creative endeavors; for a period of about five years, he had written no verse, and it appeared possible for him to compose works only in other genres. His other accomplishments did not entirely allay concerns that his lyrical gifts had departed from him. He also had been unjustifiably accused of plagiarism by a popular journalist, who almost certainly had been motivated by political concerns. Just as Mandelstam’s literary career apparently had...
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