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Eugene Onegin (Classics) (Paperback)

by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin (Author), Sir C. Johnston (Translator)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Re-issue edition (27 Sep 1979)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140443940
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140443943
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 459,025 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A translation of Pushkin's sober, elegant, witty, fluent, affable, graceful, sad novel in verse, "Eugene Onegin".
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3.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding translation of a supreme masterpiece, 4 Nov 2000
By R. H. Chandler (London England) - See all my reviews
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Nearly every Russian sees Pushkin as their country's greatest writer. This perception, however, is not shared by many foreigners. The problem, of course, is translation. Pushkin's verse is supremely elegant, witty and musical. Few, if any, great poets are harder to translate.

Charles Johnston's version is not at all bad, and conveys much of Pushkin's wit - though not his lyricism. James Falen's version (Oxford World's Classics) is better still. Stanley Mitchells's long-awaited version (just published by Penguin Classics (2008) is truly outstanding. I enjoyed it every bit as much as the original - something I would never have believed possible. It fully deserves ten stars, but the amazon programme for some reason does not allow me to change the 3 stars I originally gave to a different translation in an earlier version of this review.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Well-Deserved Reputation - even in English, 15 Aug 2002
By C. T. Cradock (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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After reading about all the debates and problems with translation, I was a bit apprehensive about reading Eugene Onegin. But I was not disappointed in fact it exceeded my expectations. I don't read Russian, but if Pushkin's original was lyrical, then so is this translation, if the original was witty, likewise and if in Russian it is a book that elicits ecstatic praise as a landmark work and one of the peaks of Russian literature, then after reading Eugene Onegin this reader at least can but agree. Poetry can say so much more in a few lines than prose can and the characters here are beautifully drawn with elegant economy. The story is, of course, a sad one but one with which it is easy to identify. Another key element is Pushkin's humour which is genuinely amusing.
A work born, not made.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining read, 29 Jan 2000
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The verse and language are wonderful.The story left me a little cold(a rather boring love story)but well worth the read.If you like this one(and even if you don't),try Vikram Seth's "The Golden Gate".He sites Onegin as one of his major influences for his novel(also all in verse)and The Golden Gate is one of the most amazing books you'll ever read(check out the online reviews of that book if in doubt!).
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