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Fans of Hofstadter's Le Ton beau de Marot will be delighted to see his meticulous theories of translation put into practice in what seems destined to become the definitive English-language version of Eugene Onegin. It is sure to bring new and deserving readers to this neglected literary jewel.

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About the Author

In addition to Gödel, Escher, Bach, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award, Douglas R. Hofstadter is the author of several books, including Le Ton beau de Marot and Metamagical Themas. He is College Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science as well as the Director for the Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition at Indiana University in Bloomington.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Basic Books; 1st edition (September 11, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0465020941
ISBN-13: 978-0465020942
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 9.3 inches
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Average Customer Review: 12 customer reviews
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Lots of fun for Hofstatder fans

September 6, 2008

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For anyone who has read Le Ton Beau de Marot, this book is a must buy, if only for the introduction which fills in the background of how this translation came to be written. For readers of Hofstadter, it will also be fun to read Pushkin with clear Hofstadter twists, as his style pokes through time and time again. For those interested in a good read of the original, however, the translation of James Falen is the way to go (as Hofstadter himself writes). This one is quirky and playful, which makes for an enjoyable read, but does not attempt to match Falen in terms of faithfully reproducing the original.

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A Dual Life/Love Story

January 11, 2009

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Hofstadter's preface is an intriguing love story by a master of symbols and patterns who falls prey to compulsiveness and pounces on random coincidences. He gives in to love-for the poem, if only for the love of his wife, Carol. The question that anyone familiar with Hofstadter is; is this book Carol's symbol, his deceased wife living beyond her mortality? Ironically, the story line by the original author Sergeevich Pushkin, the godfather of Russian literature, is a love story as well. Hence you'll find two parallel themes in my review. First is the answer to the Hofstadter question. The second is a question to all of you. Pushkin's love story told in poetry is one of familiar refrain. I suspect love manifests itself in many ways and thrives on many different levels..

In Hofstadter's book I Am a Strange Loop, discussed in my review found here on Cigar Room of Books, he tells a touching true-life story of his wife's passing. In that story he eventually climbs out of the funk he found himself in. This translation project was his bridge. He provides a rationale of how the entwined life between himself and Carol became an entwined thought pattern. Thought being capable of transcending modalities, allows is wife Carol to live on through the people she was close to, and then through generations. In piecing together the story in Strange Loop and his preface in this book, I have come to conclude that the hidden power of love drove Hofstadter, to this project so that he could he could release his grief and find a higher plane to express his love for Carol. The most remarkable feat I this book is Hofstadter, already fluent in a few languages which are mere symbols of thought, flowing from the patterns of DNA, he translates a poem written in Russian, a language he is not fluent in by the most renowned Russian author ever and receives high accolades from Russians who say he captured the pure essence of Pushkin's heart and mind.

You find evidence in chapter 7 verse 23: to my summation...to read on, please do a keyword search for my blog using cigarroomofbooks.blogspot. There you find the evidence and my reaction to Hofstadter and Pushkin

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Victoria F. Harris

August 20, 2017

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good read

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Vincent Poirier

My own clever lines

August 7, 2005

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MY OWN CLEver words for enjoyment
Of this Onegin, let me share.
For Douglas 'twas more than employment
This short tale, so simple, so bare.
Doug took time for this rendition
He used well his famed erudition;
He polished his verse, the rhymes all matched,
Though some lines were long to be hatched.
Above all, Pushkin's quick clever
Wit shines through from his age to ours.
Such fun reading it was, I never
Felt I had wasted those hours.
All in all I think this book fine
And as Doug ends his lines, I mine.

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David P. Rasmussen

Hofstadter can do no wrong

June 6, 2001

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Eugene Onegin is the pinnacle of Russian literature. This hundred-page poem is embedded in Russian brains. Imagine high school nerds repeating the "dead parrot" skit from Monty Python. Now imagine that for all Python skits, the whole population could do that. Eugene Onegin is ubiquitous in Russia. A tale of love and longing, fair maid Tatyana pursues her Romeo. "Romeo" is named Eugene Onegin and he is a decent enough playboy prince. The story is classic, particularly the sections of dialog between Tatyana and Eugene. School children should study their exchanges, which would fit neatly into a forty-minute class. Perhaps, in doing so, literature would score rare points over "Malcolm in the Middle". I read this poem out of admiration for Hofstadter, the translator, a cognitive scientist, Pulitzer Prize winner and all around Einstein. "Godel, Escher, Bach" (1979) earned Hofstadter immortality at a young age. If you wish to think deeply, let Hofstadter guide you with his science and philosophy. Hofstadter claims the definitive translation of Eugene Onegin is that of James Fallen. Thus, Hofstadter was liberated to translate liberally and with personal pinache. Admittedly, I haven't memorized the stanzas, so perhaps something was lost in translation. Nonetheless, I'll guarantee that you will finish this poem if you make it half way through. Shakespeare himself would not complain at losing a few days of English instruction to Russia's Pushkin, as the conclusion brings a smile to the dead.

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James Hunter Ross

Too Clever and Too Obscure

May 3, 2002

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Sure, Pushkin had fun with his Russian, and why shouldn't a translator carry that playfulness into his translation. But damn, I found it way too distracting. The introduction by Hofstadter was very interesting and conveyed his love and dedication to this novel; my hopes were high for an enjoyable ride. But I found the novel too dificult to follow, and the clever translation distracting. Hofstadter himself recommends a translation by Falen, and I concur, finding it much easier to follow.

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