Sophia Parnok: The Life and Work of Russia's Sappho
Her major English-language scholarly monograph and central study of a Russian poet.
Author guide
Diana Lewis Burgin Books in Order
Diana Lewis Burgin is an American author and scholar of Russian literature who taught Russian language, literature, and culture at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her book-length work includes biographies, literary studies, memoirs, poetry, and books combining translation with original critical or poetic readings. She is especially known for her studies of Sophia Parnok and Marina Tsvetaeva, as well as biographies of musicians Richard Burgin and Ruth Posselt.
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Richard Burgin: A Life in Verse
Her foundational book-length creative work, presenting a biography in verse.
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The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series
A book series on lesbian life, literature, history, and culture published by NYU Press.
- 1 Sophia Parnok: The Life and Work of Russia's SapphoAmazon ↗
Book unknown · biography · 1994
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Nonfiction (4)
- Marina Tsvetaeva i transgressivnyi erosAmazon ↗
literary-criticism · 2000
- Performing Life: The Story of Ruth Posselt, American ViolinistAmazon ↗
biography · 2016
- Memoralia: The Memoirs of Richard Burgin, Former Concertmaster and Associate Conductor of the Boston Symphony OrchestraAmazon ↗
memoir · 2017
- Double Concerto: A Real-life Love Story in LettersAmazon ↗
epistolary-biography · 2019
Essays and speeches (1)
- Ottiagotela... Russkie zhenshchiny za predelami obydennoi zhizniAmazon ↗
biography-and-essays · 2004