(listen); 6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799 – 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.Pushkin was born into Russian nobility...
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So, as is our hallowed duty as a literary and culture website—though with full awareness of the potentially fruitless and endlessly contestable nature of the task—in the coming weeks, we’ll be taking a look at the best and most important (these being not always the same) books of the...
The Nobel Prize in Literature, probably the most prestigious prize an author of books can aspire to, has been awarded annually (with some breaks) since 1901, with more than 115 winners. Alfred Nobel's will stipulated that the prize should go "to the person who shall have produced in the ...
Adjectives & Descriptions: Learn to use adverbs in basic and advanced situations of speech. Verb Conjugation: Usage of Verbs, conjugation, etc. Formality: Know the difference between polite and casual way speech in Japanese language. The course is completely text based, and there’s no audio ava...
Kremlin schools chief says the greats instil 'cultural values'.Russian novels are not known for...Vaughan, Richard
Virgil is one of the most influential poets in the history of Western literature. Here, another poet,Sarah Ruden, talks about the challenges of translating theAeneidand why, although we know little about Virgil as a man, his great poem’s take on the violence and power struggles it depicts...
who reported on the rise of the Taliban in the ’90s, the aftermath of 9/11 in New York, and the American wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq that came as a consequence, transforms the often abstract maelstrom of the “war on terror” into people and scenes—and, consequently, literature....
As Joe’s jealousy escalates, Asquith’s direction takes on more weird and wonderful forms, referencing silent comedy, German expressionism and Russian montage, sometimes all in the same scene. When violence erupts, it’s swift and brutal, but the film’s main pleasure is its pragmatic ...