Boris Godunov and Little Tragedies: Newly translated and Annotated
Author(s): Alexander Pushkin
A tale of intrigue, deception, murder and retribution, 'Boris Godunov'; charts the rise and fall of an ambitious prince who cannot avoid facing the consequences of his dark past. Based on the historical figure of the nobleman Boris Godunov, who seized power from Ivan the Terrible's successor in sixteenth-century Russia, and partly inspired by Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Alexander Pushkin's 1825 play showcases the author's mastery of verse and dramatic form. Also included in this volume are Pushkin's celebrated four Little Tragedies: 'Mozart and Salieri', 'The Miserly Knight', 'The Stone Guest' and 'A Feast During the Plague'.
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Alexander Pushkin (1799--1837) was a novelist, dramatist and poet, penning such influential works as Eugene Onegin and Boris Godunov. He is now considered the father of modern Russian literature.
This edition features an appendix containing extra historical material, notes on the play's staging and versions of the text, as well as an extract from John Wilson's The City of the Plague.
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury
- : Alma Classics
- : 0.36
- : 01 August 2017
- : 198mm X 128mm
- : 01 December 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : 808
- : English
- : Paperback
- : Alexander Pushkin