Abstract
M. Yasnov’s book attempts to bridge the cultural gap between France and Russia. Showcasing Yasnov’s talents as a poet, writer of children’s books, translator, and commentator of French poetry collections and anthologies, the book continues the cycle of his works dedicated to French poetry and its Russian translations and interpretations. The bilingual edition of 16th–20th-cc. French poetry published in 2016 started the series and included the works of La Pléiade and La Fontaine, Baroque and Rococo poets, as well as poètes maudits and the poems of La Belle Époque. In addition to the collected poems, the book contains essays on the poets and Yasnov’s comments about the challenges of translation. In the new publication, Yasnov the translator lends a voice to French poems for children, many of which appear in press for the first time. Finally children’s literature originating in France will reveal its diversity to Russian readers.
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