Eugene Onegin (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Alexander Pushkin
- First Published: 1833
- Type of Work: Novel in Verse
- Genres: Impressionistic literature, Poetry, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Antiheroes, Romanticism, Duels or dueling, Russia or Russian people
- Locales: Russia
The unhappy romance between Eugene Onegin and Tatyana Larin is narrated by a young man-about-Moscow who has complicated, contradictory reactions to his tale. The narrator alternately laughs, admires, despairs, and takes courage as the story unfolds.
Numerous love affairs have dulled Onegin’s sensibilities. He retires to an estate where the inexperienced Tatyana imagines him a hero out of a romantic novel. She writes Eugene a long, adoring letter. He lectures her on the silliness of her emotions and flirts with her sister. The sister’s fiance resents Onegin’s attentions and...
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