Alexander Pushkin

progressive in medical studies and knowledge, the topic still remains ambiguous. In the nineteenth century, there was a great deal of misunderstanding when it came to insanity, with this curiosity came artistic expression. As seen in the 1834 work of Alexander Pushkin, “The Queen of Spades,” the journey to this supposed madness is explored and traced through literal phrasing as well as contextual evidence. The tale faults the protagonist’s, Hermann’s, very human vices of rage

Alexander Pushkin “Queen of Spades” is a story about a man’s greed causing damage in many lives. The man uses someone 's heart to find the supernatural secret to several large jackpots. Many would say that this story is good and had a great meaning behind it, but there are some who find many problems and question that need to be answer. In this story there are many question like what is the moral, is the message clear, is this a supernatural or reality at its worst, and why those cards. In this

Qiuying Jiang 11/03/2017 Programming for Cultural Data Analysis - Proposal A Quantitative Style Analysis about Different English Translations of the Captain’s Daughter by Alexander Pushkin Data Set The data set includes three English translations of The Captain’s Daughter (Alexander Pushkin, 1836) from Ekaterina Telfer, T. Keane and Milne Home respectively. The translation of Milne Home is downloaded from Gutenberg which is an open access project that offers free eBooks to public. The other translations

Queen of Spades” by Alexander Pushkin there are several key elements that provide the reader with enough data to formulate that the main character’s mental stability triggers the manifestation of the late Countess. Conversely, Stanley Kubrick’s movie adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, “The Shining,” demonstrates strong indications of the supernatural. In “The Queen of Spades,” the anti-hero, Hermann, is described as possessing “strong passions and an ardent imagination,” (Pushkin) which prefigures

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, short-story writer, novelist, and dramatist commonly considered as Russia's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Born into an aristocratic family, Pushkin attended school at the prestigious Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo from 1811-1817, where, at age 15, he published his first poem and impressed the renowned poet Gavrila Derzhavin. He followed the traditional aristocratic career path by taking a post

inspiration from the natural beauty surrounding him during the Southern exile in the city of Gurzuf, Crimea, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin writes a poem inspired by nature and the sight of ancient ruins. His work of art reflects Pushkin's innovative style. Pushkin combines the sense of natural sublime with elegiac elements and introduces a new romantic form born in the classical antiquity. Pushkin originally titled the poem "Таврическая звезда," yet later dropped the title to poem's first line "Редеет

Alexander Pushkin “Queen of Spades” is a story about a man’s greed causing damage in many lives. The man uses someone heart to find the supernatural secrete to several large jackpots. This story shows us the idea of many things but is the story to much for one moral of the story? What is the moral of the story? Is the message clear? In this fantastic short story of Alexander Pushkin there are many questions left to be answer through his audience leaving for many different interpretations. A supernatural

The birth of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin on June 6, 1799 ushered in a period of revolution in Russian literature. Pushkin’s noble upbringing afforded him the opportunity to study under French and Russian tutors, which lead to his passion and interest in poetry and prose work. After studying at the Imperial Lyceum, Pushkin first published his work in The Messenger of Europe, a Russian journal, at age 15. The censorship of Tsar Nicolaus I had a profound effect on his works, which had themes that were

typically use symbols to better engage their readers in the story, by making them reflect and think about the story rather than just reading it. Symbols can also often communicate more meaning than simply stating the idea itself. In Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, the moon is mentioned quite frequently. Upon first reading the novel, the reader may not notice any significance with this. However, with further investigation it is easy to see that the moon represents Tatyana and her mystical and mysterious

It has been often said that Alexander Pushkin was one of the most influential Russian writers in his era and many Russian writers were inspired by him. In Alexander Pushkin’s “Queen of Spades” and Nikolai Leskov’s “The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” there are strikingly clear similarities and contrasts between the characters, theme and plot construction, which shows the direct influence of Pushkin on Leskov’s writing while still illustrated Leskov’s own literary voice. The two main characters within