Pushkin Alexander (Author) - The Queen Of Spades And Selected Works - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: " 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 Forty Daughters (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.
Title: The Queen Of Spades And Selected Works
Author(s): Pushkin Alexander (Author)
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Barcode: 9781805330936
Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/7/2024
Series: Pushkin Press Classics
Category: Fiction In Translation