Evgenii Onegin

Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

ISBN 10: 1843795671 ISBN 13: 9781843795674

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks, 2012

Synopsis

Evgenii Onegin is best known in the West through Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin. But the original narrative poem (consisting of 389 stanzas, the form of which has become known as the 'Pushkin sonnet') is one of the landmarks of Russian literature. In the poem, the eponymous hero repudiates love, only to later experience the pain of rejection himself. Pushkin's unique style proves timeless in its exploration of love, life, passion, jealousy and the consequences of social convention. This is the first time the work has appeared on audiobook and is part of the Naxos AudioBooks intention to make the major European literary works available on audiobook.

About this title

About the Author:

Jason trained at LAMDA and has appeared with the English Stage Company, the Old Vic Company and the RSC, as well as with repertory theatres and in West End musicals. He has had roles in television and is frequently heard in radio plays and readings.

Review:

"Neville Jason recounts the unfortunate Onegin's story in the voice of an overly tolerant uncle--often amused but sometimes saddened or surprised by the unpredictable behavior of a favorite nephew...given Pushkin's likely goal of mocking social mores of the time and exposing shallow behavior, that matter-of-fact avuncular voice sounds just right" -- L.X. "AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine"

About this edition

• Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1843795671
• ISBN 13: 9781843795674
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 5