{"product_id":"2026200007049-secondhand-akhmatovas-petersburg","title":"Akhmatova's Petersburg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage.. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Secure, no loose pages apparent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work of literary and cultural criticism, Akhmatova's Petersburg charts the profound and enduring relationship between the great Russian poet Anna Akhmatova and the imperial city of St. Petersburg — a city she immortalised in verse through revolution, siege, and personal tragedy. Sharon Leiter argues that Petersburg is not merely a backdrop in Akhmatova's poetry but a living, breathing presence that shaped her artistic identity and her understanding of history, loss, and survival. Drawing on close readings of Akhmatova's major poems and cycles, the study illuminates how the city's monuments, rivers, and streets are woven into the very fabric of her verse as symbols of memory and cultural continuity. Leiter's analysis presents the city as Akhmatova's spiritual and aesthetic home, tracing how her voice became inseparable from its streets even as the Soviet regime sought to silence her. Rigorous yet deeply evocative, this work is essential reading for students of Russian literature, poetry, and twentieth-century cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888030494939,"sku":"2026200007049-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a5dc323f-176e-4a6c-8256-2d64c4239cfd.png?v=1781753352","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007049-secondhand-akhmatovas-petersburg","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}