Physical Description
276 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
"The city
enthroned in the midst of mighty forests"
Last of the heathens, late Christians
A palimpsest
Prague and Rome in miniature
Professors and rabbis
From Sarmatian anarchy to political romanticism
Uprisings and cultural battles
"Two hostile forces are tugging at the Strasbourg of the East"
A city with a long memory
Dialogue about a city / by Czesław Miłosz and Tomas Venclova.
Other Authors/Editors
Miłosz, Czesław.
Venclova, Tomas, 1937-
ISBN
9781931357401
1931357404
Notes
Originally published in German: Frankfurt am Main : Suhrkamp, 2006, under title Vilnius : eine Stadt in Europa.
Dialogue originally appeared in Forms of hope : essays / Tomas Venclova. 1999.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The city--enthroned in the midst of mighty forests" -- Last of the heathens, late Christians -- A palimpsest--Prague and Rome in miniature -- Professors and rabbis -- From Sarmatian anarchy to political romanticism -- Uprisings and cultural battles -- "Two hostile forces are tugging at the Strasbourg of the East" -- A city with a long memory -- Dialogue about a city / by Czesław Miłosz and Tomas Venclova.
