| Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse Revised Edition Contributor(s): Pushkin, Alexander (Author), Hofstadter, Douglas R. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0465020941 ISBN-13: 9780465020942 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2000 Annotation: A wonderful translation of Pushkin's classic novel by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Godel, Escher, Bach. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 891.713 |
| Lexile Measure: 1220 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.05" W x 9.06" (0.69 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sparked by reading Jim Falen's beautiful English version of Eugene Onegin (published in 1992), Douglas Hofstadter presents a more liberal, distinctly American, colloquial version of the Alexander Pushkin classic. Hofstadter's version is entirely in so-called Onegin stanzas -- a unique sonnet form devised by Pushkin with a very intricate rhythmic and rhyming pattern. There is also a preface in Onegin stanzas, in which Hofstadter talks about Pushkin, his novel in verse, its form and content, the challenges of translating it into English and his deep admiration for Falen's version. This work will correspond with Pushkin's 200th anniversary; thus, it should be a timely and well accepted literary gem. |