This is the first book written for an English-speaking audience that
tells the story and interprets the art of the great Russian poet Arsenii
Tarkovskii.Hailed by the contemporary Russian critic Melamed as "a
channel for God's grace," Tarkovskii remained a true heir to the
magnificent Silver Age of Russian culture. In his genius originated the
art of one of the most important filmmakers of our century, his son
Andrei Tarkovskii. This book examines the influence of Arsenii
Tarkovskii on his son's art while also presenting him as a poet worth
knowing on his own merits: a lyric voice of intense visionary power
which expresses itself in painstakingly beautiful images. This book
includes the most comprehensive collection of Tarkovskii's poems
translated to English in co-authorship with George Rueckert. This book
was written for students of Russian poetry, history, and film. The
lovers of astronomy, environmentalists, artists, philosophers, and
theologians will also find Tarkovskii's complex and original view of the
universe compelling and illuminating. First and foremost this book was
written for poets and lovers of poetry, whenever they find themselves in
this universe.