This volume contains new translations of four of Pushkin's works of fiction. In the Queen of Spades Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. The Tales of Belkin are parodies of sentimentalism, while Peter the Great's Blackamoor is an early experiment with recreating the past. The Captain's Daughter combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the devices of the Russian fairy-tale. The introduction provides close readings of the stories and places them in their European literary context. This should be ...
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This volume contains new translations of four of Pushkin's works of fiction. In the Queen of Spades Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. The Tales of Belkin are parodies of sentimentalism, while Peter the Great's Blackamoor is an early experiment with recreating the past. The Captain's Daughter combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the devices of the Russian fairy-tale. The introduction provides close readings of the stories and places them in their European literary context. This should be of interest to undergraduate students of Russian literature, post-graduate students of comparative literature, courses on the history of the novel, the historical novel and the relation between literature and history, and general readers.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Written in Russian. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN:
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Good. Text in Russian. Russian-English lists from text words. Owner name title page: 'J.H. Polt', Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Berkeley. Foxing page edges. Softcover sunning, mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Some pages with notations. 77 pages.
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Fine in Fine Dustjacket. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Green paper boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, red gilt endpapers, one volume in English one in Russian, minor ink transfer, teg, grey paper dust jacket, grey and black paper slipcase. 70x60mm. 107pp. each. Illus. (color plates). Limited edition, this being one of 50.
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Doug Taylor. Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Book. Large Octavo. Ornate gilt decorations on deep blue leather with hubbed spine. 313pp, gilt edged. Deep blue silk moire end papers with matching bound-in satin ribbon bookmark. A book in the Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers limited series.