Background
Karlinsky, Simon was born on September 22, 1924 in Harbin, Manchuria. Arrived in the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Son of Aron and Sophie (Levitin) Karlinsky.
( Through careful textual readings of Gogol's most famous...)
Through careful textual readings of Gogol's most famous works, Karlinsky argues that Gogol's homosexual orientation—which Gogol himself could not accept or forgive in himself—may provide the missing key to the riddle of Gogol's personality. "A brilliant new biography that will long be prized for its illuminating psychological insights into Gogol's actions, its informative readings of his fiction and drama, and its own stylistic grace and vivacity."—Edmund White, Washington Post Book World
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(This book is a major critical biography of the poet Maria...)
This book is a major critical biography of the poet Maria Tsvetaeva by one of the foremost authorities on her work. It draws on a profusion of recent documentation and research, some of it hitherto unpublished, and encompasses the whole course of her life. Professor Karlinsky is careful to supply the reader with the necessary context for understanding the work by setting out the historical, political and literary background against which Tsvetaeva's life and literary development evolved. A particular feature of the book is a discussion of Tsvetaeva's relationships with her literary contemporaries, especially Mandelstam, Rilke, Akhmatova, Pasternak, and Mayakovsky, and of her emotional involvement with various men and women that are reflected in her poetry, plays and prose. Interest in Tsvetaeva's work has grown considerably and this important book will be essential reading both to scholars of twentieth-century Russian literature and cultural studies and to all serious students of modern literature.
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Karlinsky, Simon was born on September 22, 1924 in Harbin, Manchuria. Arrived in the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Son of Aron and Sophie (Levitin) Karlinsky.
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1964; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1961.
Conference interpreter, music student, Europe, 1947-1957; teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960-1961; assistant professor Slavic languages and literature, University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1965; professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1967-1991; professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1991; department chairman, University of California, Berkeley, 1967-1969. Visiting associate professor Harvard, 1966.
( Through careful textual readings of Gogol's most famous...)
(This book is a major critical biography of the poet Maria...)
(Just as the title states: a story of Russian Drama during...)
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Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Peter Carleton, October 2008.