High art. Chukovsky K.

readers get acquainted with Chukovsky in childhood, remembering his poems for life, but for many this acquaintance in childhood ends. Meanwhile, everyone's favorite classic was a critic, translator, prose writer, linguist, literary critic, and memoirist. For all that, it is always interesting and exciting to read it, whether it is memoirs, critical articles or philological studies. “High Art” is one of the most famous works of Chukovsky, dedicated to artistic translation. Written ridiculous and interesting, it will become a necessary help not only for translators, but also for anyone who is not indifferent to the purity and the charm of the Russian language.