Eugene Onegin
Евгений Онегин
First published AD 1825, written in Russian
Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. Onegin is considered a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes. It was published in a serial form between 1825 and 1832. The first complete edition was published in 1833, and the currently accepted version is based on the 1837 publication.
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Which translation to read
James E. Falen1990Our pick
Keeps Pushkin's fourteen-line Onegin stanza and its rhymes, and still reads lightly: the best way to feel the poem.
Stanley Mitchell2008
Also in the Onegin stanza, a little closer to the sense than Falen.
Vladimir Nabokov1964
Deliberately literal, line by line, with a vast commentary; for study rather than pleasure.
Where it is set
- Saint Petersburg
Russia
Eugene Onegin: A dandy from Saint Petersburg, aged 18 at the start of the novel, and 26 by the end. Source: Wikipedia, reviewed
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