FW: Alexander Blok

[Olga Meerson]

Ditto. The alliteration of ZachEM NaD BEZDN"j ty VOZNik is also very close to the title "Vozmezdie". The first quoted line, of course, also invokes the same but not as strongly. Blok incarnates the nemesis in the sound as the content of the sentence incarnates the city above the abyss--completely simultaneously and in the same act. This is a perfect example of what M.L. Gasparov loved to call "Iconicity" in poetry. Is the translator John Berger?
o

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrey Shcherbenok <avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 4:51 am
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] FW: Alexander Blok

> 'O gorod moi neulovimuy,
> Zachem nad bezdnoi ty voznik?'
> 
> Nemesis, chapter II, part IV, lines 7-8
> 
> Best, 
> Andrey
> 
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> [SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Robert Chandler
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> Subject: [SEELANGS] FW: Alexander Blok
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> A friend translating a book from French has asked me a question 
> about Blok.
> Can anyone point me to the original?
> ³The two lines in question (probably the first) come from Alexander 
> Blok'spoem 'Nemesis' , first published in 1914. My translation from 
> the French
> would be: 'O you my unfathomable city,/Why were you born on an 
> abyss?'²
> Best Wishes to all for 2008!
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
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