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Unread 11-26-2023, 01:55 PM
David Callin David Callin is offline
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Originally Posted by Carl Copeland View Post
Hint taken. I’ll get back to Mandelstam as soon as I can, but the pull of Pushkin is irresistable. He was compared with Byron in his day (a contemporary English reviewer even called him a pale imitation of Byron!), but in terms of his significance to literature, he’s the Russian Shakespeare.
Not a hint! I wouldn't presume. Just a personal observation. I'll read whatever you care to serve up.
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