Pushkin's Bronze Horseman

by A. Khan

From its posthumous publication in 1837, Pushkin's narrative poem, "The Bronze Horseman" has been regarded as a central text in Russian literature. This work considers the history of its composition, providing an excursus on the formal properties of the poem, extensive commentary, and an assessment of key thematic questions, with western and Russian responses and interpretations old and new.

58 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998