Translations of Russian poems, 1968-95

Component identifier:

Series 35

Content Summary:

Dutton first met Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko at the 1966 Adelaide Festival of the Arts. In the following year Dutton made a reciprocal trip to Russia, at which time he hoped to arrange a return visit by other Russian poets to the 1968 Festival. During this period he began composing literary translations of Russian poems, based on literal translations by Russian speakers.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were purchased in a number of instalments. The bulk of the papers were received from Geoffrey Dutton between 1986 and 1998, with a further two small instalments received from his partner, Robin Lucas, in 2002 and 2003.

Names:

Geoffrey Dutton

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