The Queen of Spades and Other Stories

The Queen of Spades and Other Stories - Paperback

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The Queen of Spades and Other Stories - Paperback

The Queen of Spades and Other Stories - Paperback

by Alexander Pushkin , Alan Myers
$12.95
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by Alexander Pushkin (Author), Andrew Kahn (Editor), Alan Myers (Author)

This volume contains new translations of four of Pushkin's best works of fiction. The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the world's greatest short stories, in which Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. The Tales of Belkin are witty parodies of sentimentalism, while Peter the Great's Blackamoor is an early experiment with recreating the past. The Captain's Daughter is a novel-length masterpiece which combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the devices of the Russian fairy-tale. The Introduction provides close readings of the stories and places them in their European literary context.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 0.6 x 7.6 x 5 IN
Publication Date: March 25, 2009
ISBN9780199538652
Author Alexander Pushkin , Alan Myers
PublisherOxford University Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages336
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Classics Fiction Historical Fiction Short Stories

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About Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin was born in 1799. He published his first poem when he was a teenager, and in 1820 his first long poem - Ruslan and Lyudmila - made him famous. His work, including the novel-in-verse Yevgeny Onegin, the poem 'The Bronze Horseman' and the short story 'The Queen of Spades', has secured his place as one of the greatest writers, in any language, ever to have lived. He died aged just 37, having been wounded in a duel - Pushkin's 29th - by his brother-in-law.

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