{"product_id":"boris-godunov-little-tragedies-and-others-the-complete-plays-paperback","title":"Boris Godunov, Little Tragedies, and Others: The Complete Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Pushkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning translators bring us the complete plays of the most acclaimed Russian writer of the Romantic era.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown as the father of Russian literature, Alexander Pushkin was celebrated for his dramas as well as his poetry and stories. His most famous play is \u003ci\u003eBoris Godunov\u003c\/i\u003e (later adapted into a popular opera by Mussorgsky), a tale of ambition and murder centered on the sixteenth-century Tsar who preceded the Romanovs. Pushkin was inspired by the example of Shakespeare to create this panoramic drama, with its richly varied cast of characters and artful blend of comic and tragic scenes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pushkin's shorter forays into verse drama include \u003ci\u003eThe Water Nymph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Scene from Faust\u003c\/i\u003e, and the four brief plays known as the \u003ci\u003eLittle Tragedies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Miserly Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, set in medieval France; \u003ci\u003eMozart and Salieri\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired the popular film \u003ci\u003eAmadeus\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Guest\u003c\/i\u003e, a tale of Don Juan in Madrid; and \u003ci\u003eA Feast in a Time of Plague\u003c\/i\u003e, in which a group of revelers defy quarantine in plague-ridden London. These new translations of the complete plays, from the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, freshly reveal the range of Pushkin's enduring artistry.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALEXANDER PUSHKIN (1799-1837) was a poet, playwright, and novelist who achieved literary fame before he was twenty. He was born into the Russian nobility and his great-grandfather was the African-born general Abram Petrovich Gannibal. Pushkin's radical politics brought him censorship and periods of banishment, but he eventually married a society beauty and became part of court life. Notoriously touchy about his honor, he died at age thirty-seven in a duel with his wife's alleged lover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Translators: \u003c\/b\u003e RICHARD PEVEAR and LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY have translated works by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bulgakov, Leskov, and Pasternak. They were twice awarded the PEN\/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize (for Dostoevsky's \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e and Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e). They are married and live in France.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766579265824,"sku":"9780593467565","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d4431c00b83a1850bd5f9a2de0e3f635.webp?v=1780295010","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/boris-godunov-little-tragedies-and-others-the-complete-plays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}