PUSHKIN
PUSHKIN
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin () is Russia's greatest and most beloved poet. He was so prolific he gave away his plots to Gogol and inspired more than 4, pieces in art, music and literature. Based on the number of books written about him (1, in in the Library of Congress collection), Pushkin was is the world's 19th most famous person. He ranks behind Jesus and Wagner but ahead of Gandhi and Beethoven. [Source: Robert Wernick, Smithsonian; National Geographic, September, ]
Dostoevsky wrote: "For the very first time, he gave us the artist models of Russian beauty which come directly out of the Russian soul, living in our national truth, on our national soil." Gogol said, "Pushkin is a unique expression—and perhaps even the only expression—of the Russian soul."
Pushkin was short: only 5 foot, six inches. He had pale blue eyes, a protruding jaw and curly unmanageable hair and once described his looks as "a true ape by his face." “His terrible side whiskers, his long nails which looked like claws, his short stature, his mincing manners, the impudent way in which he stared at the women whom he found attractiveand his natural unlimited vanity" were some of his endea
The Pushkin Handbook, a collection of studies by leading Pushkin scholars from the former Soviet Union, North America, and elsewhere, unites in one volume a multiplicity of voices engaged in a genuinely post-Soviet dialogue. From its beginnings, Pushkin’s oeuvre has accommodated numerous, often competing readings. This book is further testimony to the continuing complexity of Russia’s preeminent writer: his place in the literary and cultural cosmos, his relationship to his Russian predecessors and contemporaries, and his reception and interpretation at various points in history.
“There is no . . . book that would be more useful to any scholar or student interested in Pushkin.”—Igor Nemirovsky, The Russian Review
“The collection is indeed wide-ranging, with a group of articles on the history of Pushkin scholarship, his biography, textology, and his manuscripts and a group on form, including one each on poetic form, lyric, the narrative poem, drama, prose, and fictive vs. non-fictive prose.”—Katya Hokanson, Slavic and European Journal
“The brilliance of The Pushkin Handbook is that it brings together some of the best Pushkinists from both continents under one c
BIOGRAPHIES
Tsiavlovskii, M. A. Letopisʹ zhizni i tvorchestva Aleksandra Pushkina. M: Slovo, (F) PG .T75
Detailed, for the most part day-by-day chronology of Pushkin's life and work. In four volumes, with a fifth supplementary volume of indices, extra material, and bibliography.
Veresaev, V. V. Pushkin v zhizni. The Hague: Mouton, (F) PG .V46
Interesting biography of Pushkin told entirely through excerpts from documentary source materials (letters, reminiscences of contemporaries, images, etc.). In two volumes; index for both volumes at the end of the second. Facsimile reprint of the Sovetskii pisatel' edition.
Binyon, T. J. Pushkin: a biography. London: HarperCollins, (F) PG .B55
The most recent English-language biography of Pushkin; aimed at a general, rather than a scholarly, audience. Another relatively recent biography in English is Pushkin: the man and his age by Robin Edmonds (London: Macmillan, ) in Firestone: PG .E .
Annenkov, P. V. A.S. Pushkin: materīaly dlia ego bīografīi i otsienki proizvedenīĭ. S.-Peterburg : Izdanīe Tovarishchestva
Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes. More books than SparkNotes.
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, short-story writer, novelist, and dramatist. He is widely considered to be the founder of modern Russian literature.
Born into an aristocratic family, Pushkin attended school at the prestigious Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo from to , where, at age 15, he published his first poem. Pushkin followed the traditional aristocratic career path by taking a post in the foreign service office in St. Petersburg after his graduation.
In Pushkin was exiled from the capital due to his politically subversive poems. Pushkin went south to the area now known as Ukraine, and was later exiled again to Mikhailovskoe, his mother's estate. The year after the Decembrist Revolt, Pushkin was pardoned by Tsar Nicholas I and allowed to return to Moscow. Within a few years, he received a court position and reentered government service. Despite the pressures of censorship, mounting debts, and personal attacks, Pushkin remained prolific throughout his life. In , Pushkin fought a duel with Georges d'Anthès, his wife's alleged lover, and died of his wounds.
Pushkin's is credited for hi
Biographies you may also like
Grigor danielyan biography of martin luther Martin Luther was a religious reformer who lived in the 16th century. Luther was born on 10 November in the German town of Eisleben. (In those days Germany was not Missing: grigor danielyan.
Jamarber malltezi biography sample paper Download KVS Class 12 Sample Paper and boost your exam preparation. Get the Kendriya Vidyalaya 12th practice paper PDF with important questions and g: jamarber malltezi · biography.
Joserny disla biography of rory Joserny Disla. Actor: Mi Suegra y Yo. Joserny Disla is known for Mi Suegra y Yo ().Missing: biography.
Krishnachandran biography of abraham lincoln Abraham Lincoln (12 February – 15 April ) was President of the United States from 4 March to 15 April , succeeding James Buchanan and preceding Andrew Johnson; Missing: krishnachandran.
Ka look alike dingdong dantes biography Jose Sixto "Dingdong" Gonzalez Dantes III (born August 2, ) is a Filipino actor, filmmaker, and television personality. He is known for his acting versatility, and has played dramatic and .
Dr errol morrison biography templates Check Pages of PROF MORRISON AUTO BIO in the flip PDF version. PROF MORRISON AUTO BIO was published by Pelican Publishers Ltd on Find more .