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Title: Eugene Onegin and Other Poems: And Other Poems by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin, Charles Johnston, Alexander Pushkin, Charles Hepburn Johnston ISBN: 0-375-40672-7 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: As Good As It Gets
Comment: Though not written in Alexander Pushkin's native Russian, this edition of his immortal classic "Eugene Onegin" is as near to perfection as it could possibly be. This particular translation is eloquent and full of the lighthearted humor and poetry that I believe to be an integral part of Pushkin himself. Yet the novel in poetry is also able to evoke a melancholy sadness, and it leaves the reader with feelings that aren't easily shaken.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Book
Comment: It is written by one of the famous russian writers of the 19 century. I love reading his poems and novelizatiosn to no end.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Classic Best Read in Russian
Comment: "Eugene Onegin" was the first major work written in Russian, helping to establish that language's illustrious literary tradition. This novel in verse brought to fame Aleksandr Pushkin, who later turned his talents from poetry on to prose fiction with such titles as "The Captain's Daughter", "The Queen of Spades", and "Dubrovskii".
Briefly, the story concerns the encounter between two landed gentry, Eugene, who is disillusioned by his former experiences of St. Petersburg, and Tatyana, a provincial girl who sees the world through her English romance poetry. Obviously, the meeting is an ugly one. The ending is left for the reader to discover, but we all get to see how pitiful Onegin really is.
This edition includes the unfinished poem, "Onegin's Journey", and the classic "The Bronze Horseman", which is famous for describing the unstoppable and cruel will of Peter the Great in modernizing Russia.
The only problem that I had was in the English translation of "Eugene Onegin". Translating a poem from one lanaguage to another, while still maintaining proper meter and rhyme is no mean feat. Nevertheless, something is lost in the delivery of the poem and unfortunately, we can appreciate only part of Pushkin's genius by reading the English translation. I'd like to learn Russian well enough to be able to read Pushkin's poetry in order to appreciate his work more fully. Well I'm working on it!
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Title: Alexander Pushkin: The Collected Stories (Everyman's Library) by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin, Alexander Pushkin, Paul Debreczeny, Walter Arndt ISBN: 0375405496 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Richard Pevear, Nikolai Gogol, Larissa Volokhonsky ISBN: 0375706151 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Pushkin: A Biography by T. J. Binyon ISBN: 1400041104 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy ISBN: 0679431314 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky ISBN: 0679776443 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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