{"product_id":"pushkin-and-the-genres-of-madness-the-masterpieces-of-1833-publications-of-the-wisconsin-center-for-pushkin-studies-0299182045","title":"Pushkin and the Genres of Madness: The Masterpieces of 1833 (Publications of the Wisconsin Center for Pushkin Studies)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0299182045\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gary Rosenshield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1833 Alexander Pushkin began to explore the topic of madness, a subject little explored in Russian literature before his time. The works he produced on the theme are three of his greatest masterpieces: the prose novella The Queen of Spades, the narrative poem The Bronze Horseman, and the lyric \"God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind.\" Gary Rosenshield presents a new interpretation of Pushkins genius through an examination of his various representations of madness.Pushkin brilliantly explored both the destructive and creative sides of madness, a strange fusion of violence and insight. In this study, Rosenshield illustrates the surprising valorization of madness in The Queen of Spades and \"God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind\" and analyzes The Bronze Horsemans confrontation with the legacy of Peter the Great, a cornerstone figure of Russian history. Drawing on themes of madness in western literature, Rosenshield situates Pushkin in a greater framework with such luminaries as Shakespeare, Sophocles, Cervantes, and Dostoevsky providing an insightful and absorbing study of Russias greatest writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735645651232,"sku":"NEW0299182045","price":34.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61DvoevTB-L_8a07bac1-4c7d-4f5a-8f20-b77c3207f1d9.jpg?v=1779497773","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/pushkin-and-the-genres-of-madness-the-masterpieces-of-1833-publications-of-the-wisconsin-center-for-pushkin-studies-0299182045","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}