Arthur Boyars
Arthur Boyars (28 May 1925 – 6 August 2017)musicologist, who was also a translator and critic, literary editor and publisher.
His Poems were published in 1944 by
Calder & Boyars. Boyars's name is associated with the Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko.[6] In 2011 Boyars published a limited edition of his own poetry, Dictations: Selected Poems 1940–2009, which was described by the critic Alberto Manguel as "Dantesque".[1]
Works
- (ed. with Barry Hamer), Oxford Poetry 1948, Oxford: Blackwell, 1948
- (trans. with David Burg) Yuli Daniel, Prison Poems, 1971
- (trans. with Simon Franklin) Yevgeny Yevtushenko, The Face Behind the Face, 1979
- Dictations: Selected Poems 1940–2009, Lexington: The Philidor Company, 2011
References
- ^ a b Nicholas Jacobs, "Arthur Boyars, gifted poet and publisher with a passion for music", The Independent, 14 August 2017.
- ^ a b "History of the Magazine". Oxford Poetry. Magdalen College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-19-928684-3. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ Ford, Dr. Richard. "One Autograph Letter Signed and one Typed Letter Signed to Michael Fraenkel". Object description. Richard Ford. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- PN Review207. 39 (1). September–October 2012.
- ^ "The Solitary Walker: The Day I Met Yevgeny Yevtushenko". Blogger. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
External links
- www.arthurboyars.com contains some of Arthur Boyars' early poetry.
- Boyars, Arthur. "Transcript of poem, 'Funeral'". The Kenyon Review: The International Journal of Literature, Culture and the Arts. The National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2010.