A Short Life of Pushkin Contributor(s): Chandler, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1782273441 ISBN-13: 9781782273448 Publisher: Pushkin Press
Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 * Out of Print * Click for more in this series: Pushkin Blues |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Poetry | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2017299859 |
Series: Pushkin Blues |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" L (0.30 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A short yet fascinating account of Russia's most celebrated writer. In Robert Chandler's exquisite biography, literary giant Alexander Pushkin, lauded as the Russian Shakespeare, is examined as writer, lover and public figure. Chandler explores his relationship to politics and provides a fascinating glimpse of the turbulent history Pushkin lived through. The book acts as a succinct guide to anybody trying to understand Russia's most celebrated literary figure and also illuminates the wider historical and political context of early nineteenth-century Russia. |
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