With Oars at Rest (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Boris Pasternak
- First Published: 1918
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
The Poem
Boris Pasternak’s “With Oars at Rest” is a part of a collection with a unifying theme, Sestra moia zhizn’: Leto 1917 goda (My Sister, Life). The entire book was written in the summer of 1917, as the Russian subtitle implies, but it was not published in Moscow until 1922. It was received well by critics and readers, and it established Pasternak’s reputation as a leading Russian poet. Many critics consider My Sister, Life Pasternak’s best poetic work.
“With Oars at Rest” opens with the metaphor of a boat beating against the...
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