Classical allusion - a Russian modernism? Mandelstam's use of classical allusion

Essay from the year 2002 in the subject Russian / Slavic Languages, grade: A, University of Canterbury (School of European Culture and Languages), course: Seminar, language: English, abstract: Before we look at individual poems and the many allusions to Greek Mythology, it is necessary - as always it seems - to make a few remarks on translation. Afterwards, it might be helpful to ask ourselves a f...