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Alexander Pushkin (Critical Survey of Poetry)
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Often considered the founder of modern Russian literature, Alexander Pushkin was a prolific writer, not only of poetry but also of plays, novels, and short stories. His malenkiye tragedii, or “little tragedies”—brief, dramatic episodes in blank verse—include Skupoy rytsar (wr. 1830, pr., pb. 1852; The Covetous Knight, 1925), Kamyenny gost (wr. 1830, pb. 1839; The Stone Guest, 1936), Motsart i Salyeri (pr., pb. 1832; Mozart and Salieri, 1920), and Pir vo vryemya chumy (pb. 1833; The Feast in...
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