The Life and Death of a Poet.

Chance, Sue

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ERIC Number: EJ486292

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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The Life and Death of a Poet.

Chance, Sue

Journal of Poetry Therapy, v7 n3 p137-43 Spr 1994

Provides a psychohistorical perspective on the Russian poet, Marina Tsvetayeva, who committed suicide in 1941. Offers a critical analysis of Boris Pasternak's (1983) "I Remember: Sketch for an Autobiography" to yield several points to consider in interpreting motives for suicides. (SR)

Descriptors: Individual Psychology, Poetry, Poets, Russian Literature, Suicide

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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