James E. Falen is a professor emeritus of Russian at the University of Tennessee. He published a translation of Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin in 1990 which was also influenced by Nabokov's translation, but preserved the Onegin stanzas (ISBN 0809316307). This translation is considered to be the most faithful one to Pushkin's spirit according to Russian critics and translators.
His other books include:
- Isaac Babel, Russian master of the short story (1974), a comprehensive study of the life and work of Isaak Babel (1894–1940).
- Boris Godunov and other dramatic works (2007), a translation of plays by Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837).
- Selected Lyrical Poetry (2009), translation of some more poetry of Pushkin.
- Intimations: Selected Poetry by Anna Akhmatova (2010), a translation of selected poems of Anna Akhmatova (1889–1966).
- My Sister Life and The Zhivago Poems, (2012), a translation of two poetry anthologies by Boris Pasternak (1890-1960).
References
- Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse (Oxford World's Classics)
- James E. Falen (1974). Isaac Babel, Russian master of the short story. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-0-87049-156-6. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- Robert Auty; D. Obolensky (31 August 1981). An Introduction to Russian Language and Literature. CUP Archive. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-521-28039-6. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- Luplow, C.; Falen, J. E. (1975). "Isaac Babel: Russian Master of the Short Story". The Slavic and East European Journal. 19 (4): 449–451. doi:10.2307/305717. JSTOR 305717.
- Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin; James E. Falen (translator) (2007). Boris Godunov and other dramatic works. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921130-2. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
{{cite book}}:|author2=has generic name (help) - Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin; James E. Falen (translator) (2009). Selected lyric poetry. Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-2642-8. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
{{cite book}}:|author2=has generic name (help) - Anna Akhmatova; James E. Falen (translator) (2010). Kevin M. F. Platt (ed.). Intimations: Selected Poetry by Anna Akhmatova. Whale & Star. ISBN 978-0-9799752-3-3. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
{{cite book}}:|author2=has generic name (help) - Pasternak, Boris (30 April 2012). My Sister Life and the Zhivago Poems. ISBN 978-0810127975.
External links
- What's Gained in Translation, an essay by Douglas Hofstadter comparing translations of Onegin
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