{"product_id":"shakespeare-william-selected-works-izbrannye-proizvedeniya-1939-in-russian","title":"Shakespeare, William. Selected Works (Izbrannye proizvedeniya), 1939. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eВильям Шекспир.\u003cbr\u003eИзбранные произведения.\u003cbr\u003eРедакция, вступительная статья и комментарий А. А. Смирнова. Титульный лист и заставки М. Кирнарского.\u003cbr\u003eЛенинград: Художественная литература, 1939.\u003cbr\u003eXVI, 384, [4] с., портр. Увеличенный формат. Тираж 35,000 экз. Твердый переплет.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Shakespeare.\u003cbr\u003eSelected Works (Izbrannye proizvedeniya).\u003cbr\u003eEdited with an introductory article and commentary by A. A. Smirnov. Title page and headpieces by M. Kirnarsky.\u003cbr\u003eLeningrad: Khudozhestvennaya Literatura, 1939.\u003cbr\u003eXVI, 384, [4] pp., portr. Enlarged format. Edition of 35,000 copies. Hardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1939 Leningrad edition is a quintessential artifact of Soviet Shakespearean scholarship, released on the eve of the Second World War. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Elizabethan dramatist's legacy, including the arrangement of eleven iconic plays translated by the masters of the Soviet school: Mikhail Lozinsky, Anna Radlova, Tatyana Shchepkina-Kupernik, and Alexandra Kuroshestva. Curated by the eminent philologist Alexander Smirnov, the volume opens with a biographical sketch and concludes with an extensive commentary and mythological dictionary.  A distinctive feature of this edition is the artistic contribution of Mark Kirnarsky, whose refined title page and decorative headpieces lend the book a classic, stately aesthetic. Additionally, the volume includes a specialized essay by M. Dobrosklonsky on the history of Shakespearean illustrators, complemented by a portrait of the Bard and a curated list of illustrations. As a vital primary source, this volume documents the mid-century Soviet effort to standardize and elevate the translation of Western classics for a mass audience. Published in an enlarged format with high production values, this hardcover edition is a significant bibliographical rarity for collectors of world drama, historians of Soviet book design, and researchers of theatrical translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44126110842922,"sku":"BOOK-SHAWIL-D8PA","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/IMG_9060.jpg?v=1771932948","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/shakespeare-william-selected-works-izbrannye-proizvedeniya-1939-in-russian","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}