Presents a compilation of works by the Russian poet with notes on his background, style, and subject matter. "Brodskys poetic career in the West was launched when Joseph Brodsky: Selected Poems was published in 1973. Its translator was a scholar and war hero, George L. Kline. This is the story of that friendship and collaboration, from its beginnings in 1960s Leningrad and concluding with the Nobel poet's death in 1996. Kline translated more of Brodskys poems than any other single person, with the exception of Brodsky himself. The Bryn Mawr philosophy professor and Slavic scholar was a modest and retiring man, but on occasion he could be as forthright and adamant as Brodsky himself.Akhmatova discovered Brodsky for Russia, but I discovered him for the West,he claimed" (from academic studies press website). The scarcest of the various editions of the 'selected'. First edition hardback. Very good condition. No highlighting or other notes.