Amazon lists a volume containing English translations of two novellas by Tynyanov—Lieutenant Kije and Young Vitushishnokov. Are either of those good choices as introductions to Tynyanov?
I just ordered the volume containing Lieutenant Kije and Young Vitushishnokov. I’m in the middle of a couple of things already though, so I may not get started on Tynyanov right away. I’m looking forward to it though—thanks for the recommendation!
Also—you are working on a translation, aren’t you? How’s that going? And, is it a translation into English?
...and Leonid Andreyev’s The Black Masks. (I’m on the phone, so have not Googled it, sorry.) ‘The God our Lord placed the sword in my hands, and with death I punished the mad Lorenzo, and yet he was a knight’...
There’s quite a lot of Andreyev’s work available in English. Some translations are apparently in the public domain as they are available for free on Amazon in ebook form. I don’t really enjoy reading plays as a rule (The Black Masks is a play, I believe), so I downloaded the novella The Seven Who Were Hanged. It’ll be a while before I get around to reading it, as my reading list is fairly long (and getting longer, thanks to your great suggestions!).
Is The Seven Who Were Hanged a good introduction to Andreyev?
(Was considering two answers: “I am” and “It is”. “It is” seems to be fitting:)
It’s going very slowly, because I hate propaganda, my official job is in the state of “wtf is the central office THINKING?!”, & akrasia. Shouldn’t forget akrasia.
Amazon lists a volume containing English translations of two novellas by Tynyanov—Lieutenant Kije and Young Vitushishnokov. Are either of those good choices as introductions to Tynyanov?
Oh, so I missed it! I think any of these is ok. Just remember to drop it in time, some people find him a bit heavy.
I just ordered the volume containing Lieutenant Kije and Young Vitushishnokov. I’m in the middle of a couple of things already though, so I may not get started on Tynyanov right away. I’m looking forward to it though—thanks for the recommendation!
Also—you are working on a translation, aren’t you? How’s that going? And, is it a translation into English?
...and Leonid Andreyev’s The Black Masks. (I’m on the phone, so have not Googled it, sorry.) ‘The God our Lord placed the sword in my hands, and with death I punished the mad Lorenzo, and yet he was a knight’...
There’s quite a lot of Andreyev’s work available in English. Some translations are apparently in the public domain as they are available for free on Amazon in ebook form. I don’t really enjoy reading plays as a rule (The Black Masks is a play, I believe), so I downloaded the novella The Seven Who Were Hanged. It’ll be a while before I get around to reading it, as my reading list is fairly long (and getting longer, thanks to your great suggestions!).
Is The Seven Who Were Hanged a good introduction to Andreyev?
...I’ll have to read it myself first. Probably, yes:)
(Was considering two answers: “I am” and “It is”. “It is” seems to be fitting:)
It’s going very slowly, because I hate propaganda, my official job is in the state of “wtf is the central office THINKING?!”, & akrasia. Shouldn’t forget akrasia.