The Life and Works of Pushkin

Author: Zhang Tielu et al
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book consists of twelve chapters. It takes the life and ideological development of Pushkin as the thread, providing a comprehensive evaluation of Pushkin from all aspects, with a focus on analyzing various genres of his works and elucidating his status in Russian and world literature. The first eleven chapters explore Pushkin's lyric poetry, narrative poetry, poetic tragedies, poetic novels, prose novels, and literary criticism in chronological order. The twelfth chapter, "A Review of Pushkin Studies," discusses the history and current state of Pushkin studies in Russia and the Soviet Union, as well as the reception of Pushkin abroad. The book includes a chronology of Pushkin's life and creative works, along with two travelogues about visits to sites commemorating Pushkin.