Ann Pasternak Slater
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Ann Pasternak Slater is a literary scholar and translator who was formerly a Fellow and Tutor at St. Anne's College, Oxford.
She has written and lectured on her uncle Boris Pasternak
's translations into Russian of Shakespeare plays. She has translated A Vanished Present, the memoirs of her uncle Alexandr Pasternak (1893–1982), an architect, as well as Leo Tolstoy's
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
and Master and Man
. She prepared the fourth edition of the Everyman complete English works of George Herbert
, revising the edition of C. A. Patrides
.
She is the daughter of the late Lydia Pasternak Slater (1902–1989), chemist, translator and poet who was the youngest sister of the poet, translator and novelist Boris Pasternak (1890–1960). Her grandfather, the Russian Impressionist painter Leonid Pasternak
, was a friend of Tolstoy's and illustrator or the novel Resurrection and several of Tolstoy's other works. She is married to Craig Raine
, an English poet and critic.
She has written and lectured on her uncle Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian language poet, novelist, and literary translator. In his native Russia, Pasternak's anthology My Sister Life, is one of the most influential collections ever published in the Russian language...
's translations into Russian of Shakespeare plays. She has translated A Vanished Present, the memoirs of her uncle Alexandr Pasternak (1893–1982), an architect, as well as Leo Tolstoy's
Leo Tolstoy
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist...
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
The Death of Ivan Ilyich , first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, and is considered to be one of the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the late 1870s.-Characters:...
and Master and Man
Master and Man
Master and Man is a short story by Leo Tolstoy .-Plot summary:In this short story, a land owner named Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov takes along one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey to the house of the owner of a forest. He is impatient and wishes to get to the town more quickly 'for...
. She prepared the fourth edition of the Everyman complete English works of George Herbert
George Herbert
George Herbert was a Welsh born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a good education that led to his holding prominent positions at Cambridge University and Parliament. As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, Herbert excelled in...
, revising the edition of C. A. Patrides
C. A. Patrides
Constantinos Apostolos Patrides was a Greek–American academic and writer, and “one of the greatest scholars of Renaissance literature of his generation”. His books list the name C. A. Patrides; his Christian name “Constantinos” was shortened to the familiar “Dinos” and “Dean” by friends.Born...
.
She is the daughter of the late Lydia Pasternak Slater (1902–1989), chemist, translator and poet who was the youngest sister of the poet, translator and novelist Boris Pasternak (1890–1960). Her grandfather, the Russian Impressionist painter Leonid Pasternak
Leonid Pasternak
Leonid Osipovich Pasternak was a Russian post-impressionist painter. He was the father of the poet and novelist Boris Pasternak.-Biography:...
, was a friend of Tolstoy's and illustrator or the novel Resurrection and several of Tolstoy's other works. She is married to Craig Raine
Craig Raine
Craig Raine is an English poet and critic born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. Along with Christopher Reid, he is the best-known exponent of Martian poetry.-Life:...
, an English poet and critic.