Alexander Pushkin
Queen of Spades and Other Stories Paperback Book
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The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the worlds greatest short stories. In this classic literary representation of gambling, Alexander Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. Hints of the occult and gothic alternate with scenes of St Petersburg highsociety in the story of the passionate Hermanns quest to master chance and make his fortune at the cardtable. Underlying the taut plot is an ironical treatment of the romantic dreamer and social outcast. This volume contains three other major works of Pushkins fiction, moving from the witty parodies of sentimentalism and high melodrama in The Tales of Belkin to an early experiment with recreating the past in Peter the Greats Blackamoor. It concludes with the novellength masterpiece The Captains Daughter, which combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the colour and devices of the Russian fairytale in a narrative of rebellion and romance. These new translations, as well as being meticulously faithful to the original, do full justice to the elegance and fluency of Pushkins prose. The Introduction provides insightful readings of the stories and places them in their European literary context. A chronology of the Pugachov Uprising illuminates the events in The Captains Daughter. ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing...
Binding: Paperback;336 pages; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Classification: FC; Weight: 356 g; Dimensions: 199 x 129 x 17
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The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the worlds greatest short stories. In this classic literary representation of gambling, Alexander Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. Hints of the occult and gothic alternate with scenes of St Petersburg highsociety in the story of the passionate Hermanns quest to master chance and make his fortune at the cardtable. Underlying the taut plot is an ironical treatment of the romantic dreamer and social outcast. This volume contains three other major works of Pushkins fiction, moving from the witty parodies of sentimentalism and high melodrama in The Tales of Belkin to an early experiment with recreating the past in Peter the Greats Blackamoor. It concludes with the novellength masterpiece The Captains Daughter, which combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the colour and devices of the Russian fairytale in a narrative of rebellion and romance. These new translations, as well as being meticulously faithful to the original, do full justice to the elegance and fluency of Pushkins prose. The Introduction provides insightful readings of the stories and places them in their European literary context. A chronology of the Pugachov Uprising illuminates the events in The Captains Daughter. ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing...
Binding: Paperback;336 pages; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Classification: FC; Weight: 356 g; Dimensions: 199 x 129 x 17
Free Delivery For A Year With Unlimited Delivery For £14.99
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£2.99
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£3.99
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Northern Ireland Standard Delivery
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Unlimited Delivery
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Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Alexander Pushkin
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