Selected Works Volume One Poetry Pushkin Alexander (11 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Brand new Book. The Queen of Spades and Selected Works is a brand new English translation of two of Alexander Pushkin's greatest short stories, 'The Queen of Spades' and 'The Stationmaster', together with the poem 'The Bronze Horseman', extracts from Yevgeny Onegin and Boris Godunov, and a selection of his poetic work.'The Queen of Spades' ('Pikovaya dama'), originally published in Russian in 1834, is one of the most famous tales in Russian literature, and inspired the eponymous opera by Tchaikovsky; in 'The Stationmaster' ('Stantsionnyy smotritel''), originally published in Russian in The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin (Povesti pokoynogo Ivana Petrovicha Belkina) in 1830, he reworks the parable of the Prodigal Son; the hugely entertaining 'Tsar Nikita and his Forty Daughters' is a bawdier early poem; and the deeply moving narrative poem 'The Bronze Horseman', inspired by a St Petersburg statue of Peter the Great, is one of his most influential works. The volume also includes a selection of his best lyric poetry.Translated by Anthony Briggs, The Queen of Spades and Selected Works is the perfect introduction to Alexander Pushkin's finest work. Contents:'The Queen of Spades''The Stationmaster'Extract from Boris GodunovExtract fromMozart and Salieri'The Bronze Horseman''Tsar Nikita and His Forty Daughters'Extract from Yevgeny OneginFourteen lyric poemsAlexander Sergeyevich Pushkin ranks as one of Russia's greatest writers. Born in 1799, he published his first poem when he was a teenager, and attained fame in 1820 with his first long poem, Ruslan and Lyudmila. In the late 1820s he found himself the target of government censors, unable to travel or publish at will; during this time, he wrote his most famous play, Boris Godunov, and Yevgeny Onegin (published 1825-1832). 'The Queen of Spades', his most famous prose work, was published in 1834; his best-known poem, 'The Bronze Horseman', appeared after his death (from a wound sustained in a duel) in 1837.Anthony Briggs is one of the world's leading authorities on the work of Pushkin, author of Alexander Pushkin: A Critical Study and editor of Alexander Pushkin: A Celebration of Russia's Best-Loved Writer. He is also an acclaimed translator from the Russian, whose translations include War and Peace, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy.

Paperback. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Brand new Book. The Queen of Spades and Selected Works is a brand new English translation of two of Alexander Pushkin's greatest short stories, 'The Queen of Spades' and 'The Stationmaster', together with the poem 'The Bronze Horseman', extracts from Yevgeny Onegin and Boris Godunov, and a selection of his poetic work.'The Queen of Spades' ('Pikovaya dama'), originally published in Russian in 1834, is one of the most famous tales in Russian literature, and inspired the eponymous opera by Tchaikovsky; in 'The Stationmaster' ('Stantsionnyy smotritel''), originally published in Russian in The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin (Povesti pokoynogo Ivana Petrovicha Belkina) in 1830, he reworks the parable of the Prodigal Son; the hugely entertaining 'Tsar Nikita and his Forty Daughters' is a bawdier early poem; and the deeply moving narrative poem 'The Bronze Horseman', inspired by a St Petersburg statue of Peter the Great, is one of his most influential works. The volume also includes a selection of his best lyric poetry.Translated by Anthony Briggs, The Queen of Spades and Selected Works is the perfect introduction to Alexander Pushkin's finest work. Contents:'The Queen of Spades''The Stationmaster'Extract from Boris GodunovExtract fromMozart and Salieri'The Bronze Horseman''Tsar Nikita and His Forty Daughters'Extract from Yevgeny OneginFourteen lyric poemsAlexander Sergeyevich Pushkin ranks as one of Russia's greatest writers. Born in 1799, he published his first poem when he was a teenager, and attained fame in 1820 with his first long poem, Ruslan and Lyudmila. In the late 1820s he found himself the target of government censors, unable to travel or publish at will; during this time, he wrote his most famous play, Boris Godunov, and Yevgeny Onegin (published 1825-1832). 'The Queen of Spades', his most famous prose work, was published in 1834; his best-known poem, 'The Bronze Horseman', appeared after his death (from a wound sustained in a duel) in 1837.Anthony Briggs is one of the world's leading authorities on the work of Pushkin, author of Alexander Pushkin: A Critical Study and editor of Alexander Pushkin: A Celebration of Russia's Best-Loved Writer. He is also an acclaimed translator from the Russian, whose translations include War and Peace, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy.

Condition: Good. 1976. Hardcover. Clean copy with some yellowing. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, as well as overall discolouring. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Good. 1976. Hardcover. Clean copy with some yellowing. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, as well as overall discolouring. . . . .

This English translation originally published 1974, this book is reprint 1985. Includes many illustrations. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (blank page creased) with very good minus dust jacket (short tears, small chip).

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 2 Volume Set, both VG hardbacks in VG dustwrapper. 1974 Progress Publishers. English translation. No inscriptions, Not price clipped. Age-yellowing to endpapers & page edges. Wrappers have minor age-yellowing and vol.2 has small closed tear top frotn edge & crease down centre. NB. Regrettably NOT available to send to EU countries. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'The Queen of Spades' is one of the most famous tales in Russian literature, and inspired the eponymous opera by Tchaikovsky; in 'The Stationmaster', from The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin, Pushkin reworks the parable of the Prodigal Son; 'Tsar Nikita and his Forty Daughters' is one of Pushkin's bawdier early poems; and the narrative poem 'The Bronze Horseman', inspired by a St Petersburg statue of Peter the Great, is one of Pushkin's best-known and most influential works. The volume also includes a selection of Pushkin's best lyric poetry.Contents:- Short Stories: The Queen of Spades ; The Stationmaster- Drama: Extracts from Boris Godunov and Mozart and Salieri- The Bronze Horseman (narrative poem), Tsar Nikita and His FortyDaughters (folk poem) and 14 lyric poems- Novel in Verse: Extract from Yevgeny Onegin (novel in verse)Pushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. 160 pp. Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Selected Works in Two Volumes - Volume One POETRY / Alexander Pushkin / Progress Publishers / 1974 / Hardcover / English / Good / Namestamp / Fast shipping in a protective cardboard book mailing wrap.

Condition: Buen estado. 207 p., láminas blanco y negro, 21 x 13 cm Inglés Imitación piel con sobrecubierta, hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two volume set, both hardbacks with dustjackets. Volume One: Poetry, volume two; Prose. Some wear to DJ edges. Internally clean. Very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean copy, some colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.