This volume presents a chronological biography of Alexander Pushkin, often held to be Russia’s national poet and writer. Lotman pays special attention to the development of Pushkin’s social and political thought throughout the poet’s life, painting a picture of the poet as having been deeply in tune with and even involved in the most pressing socio-political challenges of his age, such as the issue of constitutional monarchy and revolution through his association with various members of the Decembrist movement, the issue of serfdom, and his struggle for personal, creative, and financial freedom as a writer who was under constant public scrutiny and state surveillance. Lotman also fascinatingly describes the deliberate measures Pushkin undertook in his own life to shape the public’s perception of him, essentially treating his life and personal mythology as a work of art in itself.
Tabella dei contenuti
Preface
David Bethea
Introduction
Chapter One: The Years of His Youth
Chapter Two: St. Petersburg, 1817-1820
Chapter Three: Pushkin’s Southern Period, 1820-1824
Chapter Four: Mikhailovskoe, 1824-1826
Chapter Five: After the Exile, 1826-1829
Chapter Six: 1830
Chapter Seven: The Boldino Autumn
Chapter Eight: A New Life
Chapter Nine: Pushkin’s Last Years
Bibliography
Glossary
Circa l’autore
Ilya Nemirovsky was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is currently a Ph D candidate in English at Harvard University.
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