Eugene Onegin:
A Novel in Verse: Text
Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
Translated by Vladimir Nabokov

Paper | 1991 | $24.95 / £16.95
362 pp.

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"In an era of inept and ignorant imitations, whose piped-in background music has hypnotized innocent readers into fearing literality's salutary jolt, some reviewers were upset by the humble fidelity of my version. . . ." Such was Vladimir Nabokov's response to the storm of controversy aroused by the first edition of his literal translation of Eugene Onegin. This bold rendering of the Russian masterpiece, together with Nabokov's detailed and witty commentary, is itself a work of enduring literary interest, and reflects a lifelong admiration for Pushkin on the part of one of this century's most brilliant stylists.

Reviews:

"Mr. Nabokov has not merely rendered the most precious gem of Russia's poetic heritage into limpid, literal poetic translation. He has given Pushkin's wondrous lines the glow and sparkle of their Russian original."--Harrison E. Salisbury, The New York Times

"Perhaps [Nabokov's] ultimate masterpiece."--J. Thomas Shaw, Slavic and East European Journal

Another Princeton book by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin:

• Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse: Commentary.

Series:

• Bollingen Series (General)

Subject Areas:

• Comparative Literature
• Literature: Primary Works and Letters

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