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“The Queen of Spades”: A Fairy-Tale of Disordered Loves

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Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), the “Father of Russian Literature,” is most famous for his poetry, but later in his life he increasingly published prose. We are not to see Pushkin’s “turn to prose” as representing any loss of inspiration on the author’s part, for his skillful storytelling in prose continues to speak prophetically to our generation.… The post “The Queen of Spades”: A Fairy-Tale of Disordered Loves appeared first on VoegelinView.

Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), the “Father of Russian Literature,” is most famous for his poetry, but later in his life he increasingly published prose. We are not to see Pushkin’s “turn to prose” as representing any loss of inspiration on the author’s part, for his skillful storytelling in prose continues to speak prophetically to our generation.…

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