A review by sherbertwells
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The Founder of Modern Russian Literature™ relates in verse the tale of the titular dandy and his ill-fated friendships with two young Romantics. While I could appreciate Pushkin’s functionally-immortal story and its Decemberist undercurrents, I didn’t vibe with Stanley Mitchell’s polite, clumsy translation.

“So, our light-headed tribe, now roaming,
Grows up, gets animated, seethes,
Sees off its ancestors with wreaths.
But our time, too, is coming, coming” (52)
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