The Gypsies: And Other Narrative Poems
Pushkin, Alexander / Brett, Simon
Five of Alexander Pushkin's finest narrative poems in English translation.
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) is widely considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. This collection brings his best narrarive poems to English readers.
"The Gypsies" tells the anti-Romantic tale of an effete city-dweller whose search for "unspoiled" values among a band of gypsies ends in tragedy. "The Bridegroom" ...