Boris Godunov (Swc 1514) [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1976 | Series: Swc 1514

TSAR. Is it possible? An unfrocked monk against us Leads rascal troops, a truant friar dares write Threats to us! Then 'tis time to tame the madman! Trubetskoy, set thou forth, and thou Basmanov; My zealous governors need help. Chernigov Already by the rebel is besieged; Rescue the city and citizens.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Russian (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

James E. Falen has translated Eugene Onegin for OWC. Caryl Emerson is the author of books on Mikhail Bakhtin, a biography of Musorgsky in CUP's 'Musical Lives' series, and the co-author of The Uncensored Boris Godunov (University of Wisconsin Press, 2006) which includes a new translation of Boris Godunov by Antony Wood. Her Introduction to Russian Literature is due from CUP in 2007. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Caedmon Audio Cassette; Unabridged edition (June 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694502839
• ISBN-13: 978-0694502837
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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14 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the cesear if russia, July 18, 2000

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This review is from: Boris Godunov (Paperback)

Of course, I loved the book. It's well paced, entertaining, and insightful to a moment in russian history. Pushkin's charm as an dramatist is as well done as shakespeare. There aren't as many quotable lines, but that only makes it more fluent to read. The poetry is also nothing shy of great and the characters are well written, notably boris and the impostor. It's always tough to find russian literiture that doesn't bore a person, but pushkin's drama has enough romance (i.e. Romantic era), action, jokes, and touching speeches to move the reader to bite their nails, laugh out loud, and cry.