Eugene Onegin : A Novel in Verse

by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin; Douglas R. Hofstadter

• ISBN13: 9780465020935
• ISBN10: 0465020933
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

Sparked by reading Jim Falen's beautiful English version ofEugene Onegin(published in 1992), Douglas Hofstadter presents a more liberal, distinctly American, colloquial version of the Alexander Pushkin classic. Hofstadter's version is entirely in so-called "Onegin stanzas"a unique sonnet form devised by Pushkin with a very intricate rhythmic and rhyming pattern. There is also a preface in Onegin stanzas, in which Hofstadter talks about Pushkin, his novel in verse, its form and content, the challenges of translating it into English and his deep admiration for Falen's version.This work will correspond with Pushkin's 200th anniversary; thus, it should be a timely and well accepted literary gem.

Table of Contents

Translator's Dedication	v
Table of Contents	vii
Translator's Preface	ix
Author's Dedication	xli
Chapter I	1	(20)
Chapter II	21	(14)
Chapter III	35	(18)
Chapter IV	53	(16)
Chapter V	69	(16)
Chapter VI	85	(16)
Chapter VII	101	(18)
Chapter VIII	119
Notes	xliii
Bibliography	lxi
Permissions	lxiii
Words of Thanks	lxv