num_pages: 334
description: In an era of inept and ignorant imitations, whose piped-in background music has hypnotized innocent readers into fearing literality's salutary jolt, some reviewers were upset by the humble fidelity of my version. Such was Vladimir Nabokov's response to the storm of controversy aroused by the first edition of his literal translation of Eugene Onegin. This bold rendering of the Russian masterpiece, together with Nabokov's detailed and witty commentary, is itself a work of enduring literary interest, and reflects a lifelong admiration for Pushkin on the part of one of this century's most brilliant stylists.
language: English
title: Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse
titlecomplete: Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse
characters: Larina, Olga Larina, Vladimir Lensky, Tatyana Larina, Eugene Onegin, Zaretsky
genres: Fiction, Poetry, School, Literature, Romance, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Russian Literature, Russia
ratings_count: 62348
places: Moscow, Russia, St. Petersburg
awards: awardedAt: 1577865600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Princeton University Press