Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse: Text (Vol. 1) (Princeton Classics)

Synopsis

When Vladimir Nabokov's Translation Of Pushkin's Masterpiece Eugene Onegin Was First Published In 1964, It Ignited A Storm Of Controversy That Famously Resulted In The Demise Of Nabokov's Friendship With Critic Edmund Wilson. While Wilson Derided It As A Disappointment In The New York Review Of Books, Other Critics Hailed The Translation And Accompanying Commentary As Nabokov's Highest Achievement. Nabokov Himself Strove To Render A Literal Translation That Captured The Exact Contextual Meaning Of The Original, Arguing That, Only This Is True Translation. Nabokov's Eugene Onegin Remains The Most Famous And Frequently Cited English-language Version Of The Most Celebrated Poem In Russian Literature, A Translation That Reflects A Lifelong Admiration Of Pushkin On The Part Of One Of The Twentieth Century's Most Brilliant Writers. Now With A New Foreword By Nabokov Biographer Brian Boyd, This Edition Brings A Classic Work Of Enduring Literary Interest To A New Generation Of Readers.