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This critical biography of Vladislav Khodasevich (1886-1939), David M. Bethea introduces to the Western reader the life and art of a literary figure described by Vladimir Nabokov as the greatest Russian poet of the twentieth century.

Originally published in 1983.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. List of Illustrations
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xiii-xxii
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  1. A Note on the Transliteration
  2. p. xxiii
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  1. Abbreviations
  2. p. xxiv
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  1. 1. Origins: 1886-1896
  2. pp. 3-27
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  1. 2 Youth and Youth: 1896-1908
  2. pp. 28-67
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  1. 3. Finding a Home: 1908-1914
  2. pp. 68-102
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  1. 4. The Wise Sower: 1914-1920
  2. pp. 103-185
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  1. 5. The Lyre Gets Heavy: 1920-1922
  2. pp. 186-250
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  1. 6. Seeds of Wrath and Impotence:1922-1927
  2. pp. 251-316
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  1. 7. Nightwatch: 1927-1939
  2. pp. 317-352
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  1. Selected Bibliography
  2. pp. 353-368
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 369-380
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