Dubrovsky - Couverture souple

Pushkin, A S

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1589635957 ISBN 13 : 9781589635951

Editeur : Fredonia Books (NL), 2001

Synopsis

In The Tales of Ivan Belkin (1830), Dubrovsky (1833) and The Captain's Daughter (1836), Pushkin laid the foundation of Russian realistic prose, and established its democratic tendencies. Dubrovsky gives a sweeping picture of the life and habits of the landed gentry in Russia in the first quarter of the 19th century. The tragedy of the Dubrovsky family, ruined by the rich landowner Troyekurov, is unfolded against a background of peasant risings, called forth by the oppressive rule of the serfholders, and the cruelty and tyranny of the landlords and corrupt officials of the time.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Dubrovsky is the son of a landowner whose property has been confiscated by a corrupt and malicious General. After his father dies, and his faithful servants burn his ancestral house to the ground, Dubrovsky turns to crime. But to achieve his ultimate aim of avenging his father, he must resort to subtler means than banditry. Masquerading as a French tutor, he enters the General's house and inveigles himself into the affections of the General's daughter...Asking hard questions of our faith in social institutions, in particular the law, Pushkin's novel demonstrates the storytelling skill of Russia's greatest poet.

Revue de presse

'...this slim and attractive volume offers English-speaking readers a chance to encounter a compelling text, which previously had been available only in the context of collected works or as an apparent "throw-in" within smaller volumes of translations of Pushkin's better-known prose works, such as 'The Belkin Tales' or 'Queen of Spades'.' --Slavic and Eastern European Journal

'Robert Chandler has managed to create a language of translation for Pushkin's prose and verse in English which represents one more significant contribution to the current 'golden age of Pushkin translation'.' --In Other Words

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fredonia Books (NL)
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1589635957
• ISBN 13: 9781589635951
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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