Selected Poetry

Name: Selected Poetry
Brand: Penguin Random House Distribution
SKU: 9780241207130
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By Alexander Pushkin

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Summary

Selected Poetry by Alexander Pushkin provides a collection of the author's most renowned poetic works, highlighting his profound impact on Russian literature. The book showcases Pushkin's mastery in various poetic forms and themes, reflecting his romantic style and societal observations. Readers will experience the richness and depth of Pushkin's language, capturing the essence of 19th-century Russian culture and emotion.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate the beauty of Russian romanticism and the power of lyrical expression. Pushkin’s work captivates with its vivid imagery and emotional depth, offering insights into the human experience through themes of love, nature, and identity. This book may appeal to those who are intrigued by the historical and cultural contexts of early 19th-century Russia.

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A new collection of Pushkin's great narrative and lyric verse, translated by Antony Wood

WINNER OF THE READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2020

Alexander Pushkin established what we know as Russian literature. This collection includes his strongly personal lyric verse, which springs spontaneously from his everyday life – his numerous loves, his exile, his hectic life in St Petersburg – while the narrative poems here, from exotic Southern tales to comic parodies and fairy tales of enchanted tsars, display his endless ability to surprise. His landmark work The Bronze Horseman, with its ghostly central figure of Peter the Great, holds the meaning of all Russian history. Antony Wood's translations reveal the variety, inventiveness and perfection of Pushkin's verse.

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Reviews of Selected Poetry by Alexander Pushkin, translated by Antony Wood, highlight the superb quality of Wood's translations, which capture the essence and emotional depth of Pushkin's work. The Times Literary Supplement notes the lively translations that convey Pushkin's hallmark sense of freedom. The Financial Times praises Wood's ability to present both Pushkin's tragic and light-hearted sides, offering a rounded depiction of the poet. This collection is described as a valuable edition, expertly rendered, and essential for appreciating Pushkin's poetic legacy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241207130

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 April 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

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Translated by Antony Wood

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 248g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Alexander Pushkin was born in Moscow in 1799. He was exiled for his liberal views on serfdom and autocracy, but this allowed him the freedom to write some of his greatest works, including his novel in verse, Eugene Onegin. He died in 1837 after being fatally wounded in a duel. Antony Wood is an editor and translator from Russian and German, and also runs the publishing house Angel Books.