{"product_id":"pushkin-and-the-genres-of-madness-the-masterpieces-of-1833-paperback","title":"Pushkin and the Genres of Madness: The Masterpieces of 1833 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Rosenshield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Spades\u003c\/i\u003e, the narrative poem \u003ci\u003eThe Bronze Horseman\u003c\/i\u003e, and the lyric God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind. Gary Rosenshield presents a new interpretation of Pushkin's genius through an examination of his various representations of madness.\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Spades\u003c\/i\u003e and God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind and analyzes \u003ci\u003eThe Bronze Horseman\u003c\/i\u003e's 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 Russia's greatest writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Rosenshield is professor of Slavic languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment: The Techniques of the Omniscient Author\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous scholarly articles on Slavic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.32 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45309989650534,"sku":"9780299182045","price":51.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TDVZb0UzQ3YrbGQ0OTNNbGhVVlAzdz09.webp?v=1774219829","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/pushkin-and-the-genres-of-madness-the-masterpieces-of-1833-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}