{"product_id":"eugene-onegin-a-novel-in-verse-text-vol-1-9780691181011","title":"Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse: Text (Vol. 1)","description":"When Vladimir Nabokov's translation of Pushkin's masterpiece \u003ci\u003eEugene Onegin\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1964, it ignited a storm of controversy that famously resulted in the demise of Nabokov's friendship with critic Edmund Wilson. While Wilson derided it as a disappointment in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, other critics hailed the translation and accompanying commentary as Nabokov's highest achievement. Nabokov himself strove to render a literal translation that captured \"the exact contextual meaning of the original,\" arguing that, \"only this is true translation.\" Nabokov's \u003ci\u003eEugene Onegin\u003c\/i\u003e remains the most famous and frequently cited English-language version of the most celebrated poem in Russian literature, a translation that reflects a lifelong admiration of Pushkin on the part of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant writers. Now with a new foreword by Nabokov biographer Brian Boyd, this edition brings a classic work of enduring literary interest to a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Nabokov\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1977) was a Russian-American writer known for his unique blend of erudition and playfulness. His novels in English include \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAda\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote poetry, short stories, translations from Russian, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eSpeak, Memory\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBrian Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of literature at the University of Auckland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVladimir Nabokov: The American Years\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662216794386,"sku":"9780691181011","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e57482c8-ab47-4458-86f6-ef7d88b5ff71.jpg?v=1733516952","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eugene-onegin-a-novel-in-verse-text-vol-1-9780691181011","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}