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The Kobzar of the Ukraine by Taras Shevchenko (1814 - 1861). Translated by Alexander Jardine Hunter (1868 - 1940)

In these poems speaks the struggling soul of a downtrodden people. To our western folk, reared in happier surroundings there is a bitter tang about some of them, somewhat like the taste of olives, to which one must grow accustomed . The Slavonic temperament, too, is given to melancholy and seems to dwell congenially in an atmosphere misty with tears. But he gravely misreads their literature who fails to perceive the grim resolve beneath the sorrow. In the struggle of the Ukrainians for freedom the spirit of this poet, who was born a serf, remains ever their guiding star.
The translator of these poems spent considerable time in arriving at an understanding of the spirit of the poems and the nature of the situations described. Then the more formidable task was approached of trying to carry over not only the thought but something of the style, spirit and music of the original into the English tongue.
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Very moving poems!
May I read 11,18,27,30,31 ?
Last edited by silverquill on March 7th, 2020, 9:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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They are yours, Larry.
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Um, some confusion . . . I think what I wanted was Section 18 A Dream. There are two sections with the same name, so maybe one is mislabeled.
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Amy -

May I have sections 9, 23 and 32?
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silverquill wrote: March 7th, 2020, 9:06 pm Um, some confusion . . . I think what I wanted was Section 18 A Dream. There are two sections with the same name, so maybe one is mislabeled.
Sorry about that. You have A Dream now. The other was To the Dead.
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pschempf wrote: March 7th, 2020, 11:29 pm Amy -

May I have sections 9, 23 and 32?
They are yours, Fritz.
Thanks!
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Hello. May I claim section 26?
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It is yours, Stefan.
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37, please (to get started)
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37 is yours.
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alg1001 wrote: March 8th, 2020, 8:39 am
silverquill wrote: March 7th, 2020, 9:06 pm Um, some confusion . . . I think what I wanted was Section 18 A Dream. There are two sections with the same name, so maybe one is mislabeled.
Sorry about that. You have A Dream now. The other was To the Dead.
But, now there are two sections for To the Dead. I believe 13 should be "Again Addressing the Circassians."

Looking forward to this one. :)
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Wow. This one is really giving me trouble. It is updated to Again Addressing the Circassians. Maybe I will have 2 of those, too. haha
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Thank you, Kevin! :)
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