The Captain’s Daughter (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Alexander Pushkin
- First Published: 1836
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: c. 1774
- Setting: Russia
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Eighteenth century, Soldiers, Duels or dueling, Russia or Russian people, Fortresses
- Locales: Russia
Characters Discussed
Piotr Andreitch Grineff (PYOH- tr ahn-DREH-ihch grih-NEHF), a young officer in a Russian regiment. A kindly and generous young man who falls in love with the commandant’s daughter, he goes to great lengths to protect her from harm and fights a duel when a fellow officer criticizes a love poem he has written to her. At first his parents do not approve of the girl, but they later give their consent to the marriage.
Maria Ivanovna (MAH-ryuh ih- VAH-nov-nuh), the Captain’s daughter, a lovely girl very much in love with Piotr. When he sends her to his...
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