Selected Poems of Pushkin

Author: Pushkin
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book includes works such as "To Natalia," "To My Friend Who Writes Poetry," "Satirical Short Poems," "The Old Man," "Reminiscences of Tsarskoye Selo," and more. The name of the great Russian poet Pushkin is already familiar to a broad readership in China. From the introduction and translation of Pushkin by predecessors such as Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, and Zheng Zhenduo, to the continuous efforts of later generations, Pushkin's works have now appeared to readers in numerous individual volumes, as well as various collections and complete editions. On June 6, 1999, the 200th anniversary of the poet's birth was celebrated as a national holiday in Russia. In China, cities such as Beijing and Shanghai also held celebrations in various forms on this day. People's Literature Publishing House released the commemorative collection "Pushkin and Me" in China on this very day, reflecting the deep love and respect the Chinese people hold for Pushkin. Through his poems, essays, verse dramas, and verse fairy tales, Pushkin initiated a new era in Russian literature, rapidly bringing Russian literature, which had been lagging behind Western Europe, up to par. As a result, he is rightly recognized as the founder of modern Russian literature, the creator of the Russian literary language, and "the sun of Russian poetry." In his lifetime, Pushkin wrote over 800 lyric poems. This book selects 200 of them from different stages of his creative career, most of which are timeless masterpieces of Russian literature. Additionally, we have chosen more than a dozen illustrations—both large and small—from the vast number of illustrations created by generations of painters for Pushkin's poems over the past two centuries, including masterpieces by renowned Russian painters such as Repin. We believe that classic works paired with exquisite illustrations will bring readers endless artistic enjoyment.