| Boris Godunov and the Little Tragedies Revised Edition Contributor(s): Pushkin, Aleksander (Author), Mulrine, Stephen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1840022620 ISBN-13: 9781840022629 Publisher: Oberon Books OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: 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,"
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 891.723 |
| Series: Absolute Classics S |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.18" W x 8.42" (0.44 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Boris Godunov recounts the tragic conflict between Tsar Boris and the pretender Dimitri. Following the death of Ivan the Terrible, Boris Godunov became regent for the feeble-minded Tsar Fyodor, the heir to whose throne, the boy-prince Dimitri, died mysteriously in 1591. It was widely rumoured that Boris had murdered him, and when a renegade monk later appeared claiming to be Dimitri, he rapidly became a focus for revolt. The four other plays in this volume belong to Pushkin's Little Tragedies. They are A Feast in Time of Plague, The Miserly Knight, Mozart and Salieri and The Stone Guest. |