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Pushkin: Bronze Horseman
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This last and most brilliant narrative poem by Russia's greatest poet, Alexander Pushkin, should form an essential part of all courses in Russian literature. It combines praise of Peter the Great and his city of St Petersburg with a dramatic account of the devastating flood of 1824 and a lowly individual's resultant insanity. The political, historical, religious, ecological, and metaphysical-existential questions which Pushkin formulates with dazzling power and concision have been the subject of endless critical debate.
This student edition includes an interpretative introduction which seeks to accommodate conflicting critical readings, copious linguistic and literary commentary, and a separate short essay on the poem's St Petersburg background.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Versification
Major themes
Peter
Evgenii
The elements
Conclusion
CONTENTS
The Petersburg Background
History
Flood and disaster
Peter's statue
Literary refractions
Bibliography
Textual Notes
Note on Vocabulary, Style and Text
Vocabulary
Product details
| Published | 24 Aug 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 120 |
| ISBN | 9781853995750 |
| Imprint | Bristol Classical Press |
| Dimensions | 204 x 138 mm |
| Series | Russian Texts |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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