Bronze Horseman

Bronze Horseman

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90 pages
Published November 1999 (first published January 1st 1384)
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Saeed
در مقدمه‌ی کتاب، زندگی و شعر 'الکساندر پوشکین' معرفی می‌شود.ـ
سپس متن 'سوارکار مفرغی' با ترجمه‌ی فارسی و زبان اصلی (روسی) آمده است.ـ

در ابتدای این اثر، پیوتر با گفتاری به مانند خدا در ابتدای کتاب مقدس، اقدام به بنای پایتخت جدیدی می‌کند: ... این خواست طبیعت است / که از این جا / پنجره‌ای به سوی اروپا بگشاییم / و بر کرانه‌ی دریا / پای بگذاریم / استوار ...ـ

روی دیگر سلطه‌ی پیوتر از نظر پوشکین چنین بود که او در حقیقت دلسوز مردم نبود و اگر غضب می‌کرد و یا صرفا تصمیم آنی می‌گرفت، بر استخوان‌ها و خون مر...more
Janet
Reading this in Russian and also in English (a really vile translation), and piecing together the sense of it, while mostly digging what it sounds like in Russian--that riding four beat line (Nicholson Baker was soooo right about that)--There's a lovely set of videos on Youtube of an actor reciting The Bronze Horseman out loud, I recommend listening to it and reading along in English, something better than the one I've got--I've heard the DM Thomas translation is very good. The one on the intern...more
Brunhilde
All I can really say, I wish I knew Russian so I could read it in the original language. I feel like something is lost in the translation, but I really did enjoy his poetry. The Bronze Horseman really is amazing.
Andrew
Epic poem. Quite literally.
Mariel Elizondo
Simplemente hermoso.
James
Oct 19, 2007 James rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Russian lit fans
I've read it in Russian and English. Its really good, but I lived in St. Petersburg and know most of the locations he is describing, so my point of view is skewed.
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