Jüri Talvet

Jüri Talvet (born December 17, 1945 in Pärnu) is an Estonian poet and academic. He is the author of various literary works including poetry, criticism, and essays.

Education

Talvet received his MA degree in English philology from the University of Tartu in 1972 and defended his PhD degree in Western European literature at Leningrad (St. Petersburg) University in 1981.

Career

In 1974 Talvet began teaching Western literary history at the University of Tartu and has worked as a full-time Professor and Chair of Comparative Literature at the university since 1992.[1] In 1992/1993 he founded Spanish studies at the school.

He has chaired the Estonian Association of Comparative Literature since 1994. He is the editor of Interlitteraria, the annual international journal of comparative literature published by Tartu University Press.

In addition to his university roles, Talvet has also worked as an Estonian translator of Spanish works by authors such as Francisco de Quevedo and Gabriel García Márquez.[1]

Works

Poetry

Prose

Translations

Edited Books

Awards

Talvet has been awarded the Estonian Annual Prize of Literature (1986), the Juhan Liiv Prize of Poetry (1997) and the Ivar Ivask Memorial Prize for poetry and essay (2002).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Juri Talvet. Unest, lumest.(Book review)". World Literature Today. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  2. "Juhan Peegel Pronounced the Kreutzwald's Year Open". Journal Raamatukogu. 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-23.

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