Boris Godunov and Little Tragedies

Boris Godunov and Little Tragedies
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Publisher : Alma Books
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780714545912
ISBN-13 : 0714545910
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Boris Godunov and Little Tragedies by : Alexander Pushkin

A drama of ambition, murder, remorse and retribution, Boris Godunov charts the decline of a Russian statesman, whose dynastic aims were foiled by a guilty past and an audacious upstart. Based on history and inspired by Shakespeare, Alexander Pushkin's daring masterwork is presented here in its rarely published uncensored version of 1825.Set in Vienna, Flanders, Madrid and London, Pushkin's celebrated Little Tragedies - Mozart and Salieri, The Mean-Spirited Knight, The Stone Guest and A Feast during the Plague - each focus on a protagonist's driving obsession - with status, money, sex or risk-taking - and its devastating consequences.

Boris Godunov, Little Tragedies, and Others

Boris Godunov, Little Tragedies, and Others
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780593467572
ISBN-13 : 0593467574
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Boris Godunov, Little Tragedies, and Others by : Alexander Pushkin

The award-winning translators bring us the complete plays of the most acclaimed Russian writer of the Romantic era. Known as the father of Russian literature, Alexander Pushkin was celebrated for his dramas as well as his poetry and stories. His most famous play is Boris Godunov (later adapted into a popular opera by Mussorgsky), a tale of ambition and murder centered on the sixteenth-century Tsar who preceded the Romanovs. Pushkin was inspired by the example of Shakespeare to create this panoramic drama, with its richly varied cast of characters and artful blend of comic and tragic scenes. Pushkin’s shorter forays into verse drama include The Water Nymph, A Scene from Faust, and the four brief plays known as the Little Tragedies: The Miserly Knight, set in medieval France; Mozart and Salieri, which inspired the popular film Amadeus; The Stone Guest, a tale of Don Juan in Madrid; and A Feast in a Time of Plague, in which a group of revelers defy quarantine in plague-ridden London. These new translations of the complete plays, from the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, freshly reveal the range of Pushkin’s enduring artistry.

Boris Godunov and the Little Tragedies

Boris Godunov and the Little Tragedies
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Publisher : Oberon Books
Total Pages : 156
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X004659314
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Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Boris Godunov and the Little Tragedies by : Aleksander Pushkin

Following the death of Ivan the Terrible, Boris Godunov becomes regent for the feeble-minded Tsar Fyodor, after the original heir to the throne, the boy-prince Dimitri, dies mysteriously. It is widely rumored that mad Boris murdered the boy, and when a renegade monk later appears claiming to be Dimitri, he rapidly becomes a focus for revolt. Also includes: Mozart and Salieri and A Stone Guest.

Alexander Pushkin's Little Tragedies

Alexander Pushkin's Little Tragedies
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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 0299190242
ISBN-13 : 9780299190248
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Alexander Pushkin's Little Tragedies by : Svetlana Evdokimova

Alexander Pushkin's four compact plays, later known as The Little Tragedies, were written at the height of the author's creative powers, and their influence on many Russian and Western writers cannot be overestimated. Yet Western readers are far more familiar with Pushkin's lyrics, narrative poems, and prose than with his drama. The Little Tragedies have received few translations or scholarly examinations. Setting out to redress this and to reclaim a cornerstone of Pushkin's work, Evodokimova and her distinguished contributors offer the first thorough critical study of these plays. They examine the historical roots and connective themes of the plays, offer close readings, and track the transformation of the works into other genres. This volume includes a significant new translation by James Falen of the plays-"The Covetous Knight," "Mozart and Salieri," "The Stone Guest," and "A Feast in Time of Plague."

Novels, Tales, Journeys

Novels, Tales, Journeys
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 512
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ISBN-10 : 9780307959638
ISBN-13 : 0307959635
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Novels, Tales, Journeys by : Alexander Pushkin

From the award-winning translators: the complete prose narratives of the most acclaimed Russian writer of the Romantic era and one of the world's greatest storytellers. The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic tales of love, obsession, and betrayal to dark fables and sparkling comic masterpieces, from satirical epistolary tales and romantic adventures in the manner of Sir Walter Scott to imaginative historical fiction and the haunting dreamworld of "The Queen of Spades." The five short stories of The Late Tales of Ivan Petrovich Belkin are lightly humorous and yet reveal astonishing human depths, and his short novel, The Captain's Daughter, has been called the most perfect book in Russian literature.

The Little Tragedies

The Little Tragedies
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9780300080254
ISBN-13 : 0300080255
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis The Little Tragedies by : Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

In addition she provides critical essays examining each play in depth, a discussion of her approach to translating the plays, and a consideration of the genre of these dramatic pieces and their performability."--BOOK JACKET.

Boris Godunov and Little Tragedies

Boris Godunov and Little Tragedies
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Publisher : Alma Classics
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1847496911
ISBN-13 : 9781847496911
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Boris Godunov and Little Tragedies by : Alexander Pushkin

A drama of ambition, murder, remorse and retribution, Boris Godunov charts the decline of a Russian statesman, whose dynastic aims were foiled by a guilty past and an audacious upstart. Based on history and inspired by Shakespeare, Alexander Pushkin's daring masterwork is presented here in its rarely published uncensored version of 1825. Set in Vienna, Flanders, Madrid and London, Pushkin's celebrated Little Tragedies – Mozart and Salieri, The Mean-Spirited Knight, The Stone Guest and A Feast during the Plague – each focus on a protagonist's driving obsession – with status, money, sex or risk-taking – and its devastating consequences.

Boris Godunov and Other Dramatic Works

Boris Godunov and Other Dramatic Works
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 249
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780199554041
ISBN-13 : 0199554048
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Boris Godunov and Other Dramatic Works by : Alexander Pushkin

James E. Falen's verse translation consists of 'Boris Godunov', 'A Scene from Faust', the four 'Little Tragedies' and 'Rusalka'. The text features an introduction on Russia's most cosmopolitan playwright.

The Uncensored Boris Godunov

The Uncensored Boris Godunov
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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages : 579
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ISBN-10 : 9780299207632
ISBN-13 : 0299207633
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Uncensored Boris Godunov by : Chester Dunning

Includes the original Russian text and, for the first time, an English translation of that version. “Antony Wood’s translation is fluent and idiomatic; analyses by Dunning et al. are incisive; and the ‘case’ they make is skillfully argued. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice

7 Best Short Stories by Alexander Pushkin

7 Best Short Stories by Alexander Pushkin
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Publisher : Tacet Books
Total Pages : 149
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ISBN-10 : 9788577770410
ISBN-13 : 8577770419
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis 7 Best Short Stories by Alexander Pushkin by : Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin was a Russian poet and writer who is considered the father of the modern Russian novel. The so-called Golden Age of Russian Literature was inspired by the themes and aesthetics of Pushkin - we are talking about names like Ivan Turgenev, Ivan Goncharov, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Lermontov, Nikolai Gogol. This selection of short stories brings you the best of Pushkin selected by August Nemo: The Queen of Spades The Shot The Snowstorm The Postmaster The Coffin-maker Kirdjali Peter, The Great's Negro