Pushkin: Queen of Spades
(Paperback, New edition)
Available Formats
Paperback
Published: 1st January 1998
Paperback, New edition
Published: 1st January 1998
Paperback, New edition
Published: 1st January 1998
Publishing Details
Pushkin: Queen of Spades
By (Author) Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
Volume editor J. Forsyth
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bristol Classical Press
1st January 1998
New edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
Literary studies: poetry and poets
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
891.733
Physical Properties
Paperback
136
Width 137mm, Height 215mm, Spine 7mm
175g
Description
Pikovaia dama (The Queen of Spades) has continued to fascinate readers since its first publication in 1834, and has been successfully adapted to both operatic stage and screen. The most generally admired of Pushkins stories, it has earned a high place amongst his works as a whole and in many ways is the embodiment of essential Pushkin. With its play on both psychology and the fantastic, its tersely precise language and its openness to multiple readings, it continues to mesmerise critics, teachers and students alike. This book contains the complete text in Russian of The Queen of Spades, with an introduction to Pushkin's life and work. The text is also supplemented with extensive notes in English and a complete vocabulary.
Author Bio
J. Forsyth is the author of A Grammar of Aspect: Usage and Meaning in the Russian Verb; A Practical Guide to Russian Stress, and editor of Gogol: The Overcoat.
