The Marsh of Gold

Provides a collection of the major statements by Russian poet Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) about poetry, inspiration, the creative process, and the significance of artistic/literary creativity. The texts range from 1910 to 1946. There are commentaries on all the texts, as well as a final essay on Doctor Zhivago, which is looked at here in the light of what it says about art and inspiration.