Pikovaia dama (The Queen of Spades) has continued to fascinate readers since its first publication in 1834, and has been successfully adapted to both operatic stage and screen. The most generally admired of Pushkin's stories, it has earned a high place amongst his works as a whole and in many ways is the embodiment of 'essential' Pushkin. With its play on both psychology and the fantastic, its tersely precise language and its openness to multiple readings, it continues to mesmerise critics, teachers and students alike. This book contains the complete text in Russian of The Queen of Spades, with an introduction to Pushkin's life and work. The text is also supplemented with extensive notes in English and a complete vocabulary.

Contains the complete text in Russian of The Queen of Spades with an introduction to Pushkin's life and work, supplemented with extensive notes in English and a complete vocabulary.

About the Author
J. Forsyth is the author of A Grammar of Aspect: Usage and Meaning in the Russian Verb; A Practical Guide to Russian Stress, and editor of Gogol: The Overcoat.


Book Information
ISBN 9781853993138
Author Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
Format Paperback
Page Count 136
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 175g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 137mm * 7mm