num_pages: 203
description: Sparked by reading Jim Falen's beautiful English version of Eugene 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.
language: English
title: Eugene Onegin: Translation By Douglas R. Hofstadter
titlecomplete: Eugene Onegin: Translation By Douglas R. Hofstadter
characters: Zaretsky, Tatyana Larina, Eugene Onegin, Olga Larina, Larina, Vladimir Lensky
genres: Classics, Fiction, Russia, Novels, Russian Literature, School, Romance, Literature, 19th Century, Poetry
ratings_count: 62347
places: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Russia
awards: awardedAt: 1577865600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Basic Books