Need citation for "Bronze Horseman" translation

[Janneke van de Stadt]

Yes, indeed!  It's the D. M.Thomas translation.  "The Bronze Horseman  
and Other Poems" (Penguin Books, 1982).

Jennifer, let me know if you need more info, I have it on my shelf!

Janneke

On Mar 28, 2008, at 2:59 PM, bmdamare at UMICH.EDU wrote:

> Jennifer,
>
> The translation sounds like the poetic (not prose) translation done  
> by D.M. Thomas.  Maybe someone else knows the specific printing.
>
> Best,
>
> - Brad Damare'
> Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
> University of Michigan
>
>
> Quoting JENNIFER R TISHLER <jtishler at WISC.EDU>:
>
>> I'm trying to track down the bibliographical information for an  
>> English translation of Pushkin's "The Bronze Horseman." I have a  
>> photocopy of the poem, given to me by a colleague several semesters  
>> ago. It's a solid prose translation and I'd like to include it in a  
>> course reader for a fall class, but I don't know the translator,  
>> publisher, year, etc. Here are the clues I can provide:
>> 1. text begins on page 247 and ends on 257
>> 2. On page 247 the text begins with "THE BRONZE HORSEMAN" in all  
>> caps. Under that is written "A Tale of St Petersburg" (in italics)  
>> and under that appears the word "Introduction," in a smaller font  
>> and also in italics.
>> 3. The first two lines of the translation read: "On a shore washed  
>> by desolate waves, he stood. / Full of high thoughts, and gazed  
>> into the distance."
>>
>> Thanks in advance, SEELANGers, for your collective wisdom.
>>
>> -Jennifer
>>
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