Thursday, July 14, 2011

Favorite Poems by Foreign Authors?

Russia. As an appendix to "Doctor Zhivago" is a set of poems, attributed to Yuri, but, of course, written by Boris Pasternak. Pasternak was famous for his poetry long before "Doctor Zhivago" was written. His poem "Hamlet" and "A Candle Burning" are two good ones to review. "Hamlet" is written to portray the oncoming revolution, with allusions to The Garden of Gethsemane. "A Candle Burning" is another sign of the upcoming turmoil, felt by Zhivago in the first part of the novel.

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