Eugenio Oneguin es una novela en verso escrita por Aleksandr Pushkin. Es uno de los clásicos de la literatura rusa y su héroe sirvió de modelo para una serie de héroes literarios rusos. Se publicó en forma de serie entre 1823 y 1831. La primera edicion completa es de 1833, y la edicion que actualmente es la version aceptada se basa en la que fue publicada en 1837. Sobre esta novela, Chaikovski hizo una opera.
The collected dramatic works of the father of modern Russian literature The collected dramatic works of the father of modern Russian literature In a tale of intrigue, deception, murder, and retribution, Boris Godunov charts the rise and fall of an ambitious prince who cannot avoid facing the consequences of his dark past. Based on the historical figure of the nobleman Boris Godunov, who seized power from Ivan the Terribles successor in 16th-century Russia, and partly inspired by Shakespeares Macbeth, Alexander Pushkins 1825 play showcases the authors mastery of verse and dramatic form. Also included are Pushkins celebrated four Little Tragedies: Mozart and Salieri, The Miserly Knight, The Stone Guest, and A Feast During the Plague; as well as pictures and an extensive section about the author's life and works.
Addressing fundamental themes such as the conflicts between art, reality, and social convention, Eugene Onegin was the founding text of modern Russian literature Addressing fundamental themes such as the conflicts between art, reality, and social convention, Eugene Onegin was the founding text of modern Russian literature When the Romantic and world-weary dandy Eugene Onegin moves from St. Petersburg to take up residence in the country estate he has inherited, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with his mild-mannered neighbor, the poet Vladimir Lensky. Coldly rejecting the amorous advances of Tatyana and cynically courting her sister OlgaLensky''s fianceeOnegin finds himself dragged into a tragedy of his own doing. Marking a clean break from the high-flown classical style of its predecessors, this ground breaking novel introduced the quintessentially Russian hero and heroine that would remain the archetypes for subsequent novelists throughout the nineteenth century.
A novel in verse based on Russian folklore, this epic fairy tale comes complete with facing original text, introduction, notes, and extra material offering contextual information about the work and its author. Spirited away by the evil sorcerer Chernomor on the day of her wedding, Lyudmila waits for her beloved Ruslan to rescue her. However, before he can effect her release, the gallant Ruslan must first endure all the trials and tribulations that the world and the malevolent wizard can throw at him. Full of daring adventures, and peopled with a remarkable collection of magicaland monstrouscharacters, the resulting epic is a brilliantly ironic retelling of the medieval fairy tale world of swashbuckling knights and damsels in distress.
Este «diario secreto» del último año de la vida de Pushkin (el texto más buscado en Rusia durante casi siglo y medio, y sacado clandestinamente de la extinta U.R.S.S.) constituye algo más que el test
First published in 1877, "Marie, A Story of Russian Love" is a very straightforward and elegant love story by Russias Father of Literature, Alexander Pushkin. The novel provides insight into Russian history of the eighteenth century during the reign of Catherine the Great.Set on the Russian plains, young Peter Grineff leaves the comfort of his home to face blizzards, hardship, the barbarous Kalmouk, and the Corporal of the Cossacks. During a snowstorm, a mysterious figure appears, to whom Peter gives his warm coat. This encounter is to prove crucial to Peters future. Against a gelid backdrop, love blossoms for Peter and Marie, Captain Mironoffs daughter. However, Peters love, as pure as the untrodden snow on the steppes, is threatened by a rival for Maries affection, as well as having to unravel entangled conflicts and fend off the hatred around him.
Cuentos populares en los que resuena la voz ancestral de la Madre Rusia, contados por el genial creador de la literatura rusa moderna, Alexander Pushkin, y maravillosamente ilustrados por el gran art
Nella traduzione di Landolfi i tre piu celebri racconti di Puskin: Il fabbricante di bare, Il mastro di posta, La dama di picche. Landolfi riversa nella traduzione italiana la febbrile ricerca di novita e perfezione verbale del testo russo, insieme a quel dinamismo narrativo che pone il lettore in un nuovo sorprendente rapporto con l''idea di liberta.
Dai giorni della sua breve vita fino ad oggi i versi di Puskin non hanno mai abbandonato la memoria della Russia. Tradurre Puskin e stato sempre considerato una prova durissima e della piu alta importanza, come se dalla conoscenza di questo poeta dipendesse la conoscenza di tutta una civilta letteraria. I poemi e le liriche raccolti in questo volume delineano un panorama di tutta la sua produzione poetica dal 1815 al 1837.
