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Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback – March 25, 2009

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Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in 1820s Russia, Pushkin's verse novel follows the fates of three men and three women. Engaging, full of suspense, and varied in tone, it also portrays a large cast of other characters and offers the reader many literary, philosophical, and autobiographical digressions, often in a highly satirical vein. Eugene Onegin was Pushkin's own favorite work, and this new translation conveys the literal sense and the poetic music of the original.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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March 25, 2009
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13 years and up
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7.7 x 0.8 x 5 inches
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0199538646
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978-0199538645
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1220L
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Pushkin's masterpiece Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse tells the intersecting stories of three men and three women in the Russia of the 1820s, showcasing its author's wit and intelligence throughout his engaging and suspenseful narrative. Russian-language purists argue that this classic should be read only in its original tongue, but this sparkling translation by James E. Falen is the next best thing.

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A new translation of the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Reissue edition (March 25, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199538646
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199538645
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1220L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.7 x 0.8 x 5 inches

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TFN III

A fresh, brisk, witty, and at times despairing translation

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2011

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Ok . . . the debate is over for me. The James Falen translation is definitely the one to read (note to Kindle readers: it's well worth the $7 to get this vs. a free version.) It is fresh, brisk, fast, and captures both the wit of the salon and ballroom scene and the despair following the duel (I can't imagine that's a spoiler for anyone.) I really can't stress how well it reads, and if you read it aloud to yourself (as I did) the rhythm and spirit of Pushkin's verse is captured more so than in any other translation I have read. The rhymes are clever and musical, but by frequently alternating masculine and feminine rhymes it doesn't grow tired or sing-songy. I loved the Nabokov translation ( Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse, Vol. 1 ) years ago though as more of an academic exercise than the lyrical pleasure provided by Falen's, which clearly draws on the Nabokov and is more accurate for having done so.

The central story hasn't changed in 150 years (I can remember a couple of similar errors sans duels in my youth): girl falls madly for guy who arrogantly rejects her not out because he doesn't have feelings for her, but because he fears her attraction for him; only later when he sees her all grown up he realizes too late his mistake but he is SOL. I was also surprise at, despite the many outdated social conventions, at it's core it remained so eternal and current ("To Moscow and the marriage mart! They've vacancies galore . . . take heart!")

Of course, I still cannot grasp why this is so important to the development of the Russian language or to the Russian soul (whatever that means) and why Russian's hold it so centrally dear, but it is a wonderful work and a great way to spend both a snowy night and a sunny afternoon on a park bench, which the fickleness of the Russian "spring" afforded me the week I read this.

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B. Carrier

The Russian Romeo & Juliet

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2008

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Long hailed as the Russian Shakespeare, Pushkin's novel in verse is a tantalizing combination of never comedic irony and agonizingly unrequited love. Full of many now-obsolete references to works of his day, some verses serve to interrupt the story line by making obscure indications to the poet's own explots and experiences. Interesting; but were it not for the notes in the back matter, they would have been lost on most readers, as they were on this one. That said, once the poet returns to his plot - which, by the way, is so good that it could be read in one sitting save the repeated departures - one finds oneself hooked. The verse is never delicate, never gentle. It rips the heart out and confiscates the senses. The young, naive, and love-struck Tatyana sends a letter to Onegin (pronounced on-ye-gen). He does not return her feelings, and tells her as much. But by a classic twist of fate, Onegin finds himself much changed in his opinion, and Tatyana, while not changed in her own, is in circumstances so changed, that her feelings are no longer given the sway they once were. It appears that Onegin was the naive one after all. For its universal value to Russian literature and its excellent translation, I recommend it fully. Eugene Onegin is a work full of reality, harsh and true; as such, a love story becomes believable.

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Joseph Barbarie

Pushkin And The Death of Epic Verse

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2008

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Coming to this, I was already familiar with Pushkin -- both from his short story "Queen of Spades" (and Tchaikovsky's operatic version), and from other allusions to him in later Russian writers. Pushkin has for Russians the same sort of significance that Shakespeare has for English speakers. Everyone, from Gogol and Dostoevsky, to Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn, has riffed on him. And although the "Queen of Spades" hinted at why he holds place of pride in Russian letters, "Onegin" only offers additional proof of his genius.

Without giving away too much, the story itself has a nice, circular design to it. One of Pushkin's chief virtues must be his voice itself -- which, as I am not a Russian speaker, I guess to be a sort of cheeky, and Byronic, one,(nb: Pushkin is obviously familiar with, and indebted to, Byron, particularly in this work). This James Falen translation is particularly meritorious -- it preserves Pushkin's "Onegin octave" verse form, and iambic tetrameter. Falen's translation is gorgeous, musical, and in remarkably clear, grammatically sound English.

Aside from its story, "Onegin" may be thought of as commenting on, and narrating the death of the long poem as a viable literary form, and the rise of the novel. For instance, consider that the death of Lensky coincides with the narrator's own growing dissatisfaction with verse, and preference for prose. Pushkin's own dissatisfaction proved to be prophetic -- after "Onegin", epic verse has practically vanished, as a form. The longest poem (that I am aware of) which is of more recent vintage than "Onegin" is by another Russian, but in English: Nabokov's "Pale Fire."

Ultimately, we witness the passing of an entire world in "Onegin," that of late-eighteenth century (and early nineteenth) Russia -- with its duels, its music, its ballrooms, its manners. It is about to be supplanted by the grittier, dimmer psychological world of Dostoevsky, or the bright, hard-edged realism of Tolstoy.

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Mike V

Classic

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024

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Pushkin at his height. A must-read for any serious student of the Russian culture, soul, and perspective.

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Catherine J.

Falen translation is eminently readable

Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2021

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Great way to access this famous Russian poem. Well-balanced between accuracy and keeping the rhythm. Nobokov is more literal, but this is just a great read. Nice edition.

V.gio

A melhor representação de honra e modéstia feminina

Reviewed in Brazil on June 14, 2020

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Tatiana, é uma personagem muito especial, ela honra com suas palavra e escolha de vida. Algo que para muitos seria fácil de se corromper, nisto que a sociedade naquela época aceitava como se fosse um lazer ordinário. E Tatiana teve a nobreza de espirito de se manter no caminho do correto mesmo que aquilo não lhe trouxesse a ardência da paixão, porém lhe proporcionaria a limpeza moral e uma alma que nem o mais poderoso cardial ungido poderia lhe proporcionar, uma qualificadora ímpar de todas as demais personagens de sua época

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S. Prasad

Great verse translation

Reviewed in India on September 21, 2020

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This is a terrific translation of the famous Russian classic. At no point I felt the translation was jarring considering that it is near impossible to wholly transfer the rhyme and beauty from the original Russian. As a result, the "Onegin Stanza," rendered in English, flows like water. Thanks to Oxford Classics for bringing this book in English.

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MarvinPA

Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2023

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I am not by any means a literary scholar, in fact I only chanced on this because my partner commented on a BBC Radio 4 reading of a much abridged version, which she thought sounded odd because of the verse form. After listening to this (several times!) I bought this book. I noticed various comments concerning different translations, and how some (Nabokov in particular) thought it could only be properly enjoyed in the original Russian. So I bought the Nabokov book with his literal translation, which obviously loses the poetic effects. After comparing literal Nabokov with the first ten stanzas, and also stanza 5:XXXII (the latter is heavily criticised in Nabokov) my view is that this is a perfectly good, indeed excellent, translation, and thoroughly enjoyable. The poetry in English definitely adds to it, I would love to hear it read in Russian just to hear the cadences in that language.

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Rahul

No complaints

Reviewed in India on August 28, 2021

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Excellent packing and book condition, print could've been more clear. This is a translation by James E. Falen, and he's done a pretty good job.

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