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- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
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- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
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- Anton Delvig (1798–1831; Russian)
- Amable Tastu (1798–1885; French)
- Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855; Polish)
- Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837; Russian)
- Victor Hugo (1802–1885; French)
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838; English)
- Alexander Odoevsky (1802–1839; Russian)
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- Part
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Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837; Russian)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2021
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Anton Delvig (1798–1831; Russian)
- Amable Tastu (1798–1885; French)
- Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855; Polish)
- Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837; Russian)
- Victor Hugo (1802–1885; French)
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838; English)
- Alexander Odoevsky (1802–1839; Russian)
- Part
- Part
- Part
Summary
From ancient nobility on his father’s side, and with a maternal great-grandfather said to be an Ethiopian prince who served Peter the Great, this most beloved of Russian poets grew up speaking and writing French as well as Russian. His poetry was popular from the outset, but some liberal opinions detected by government spies led to his banishment to the southern regions in 1821. He was allowed to return to St. Petersburg in 1826, when the Tsar, after a long conversation with him, declared he would be Pushkin’s personal censor, as much a burden as an honor, and gave him a minor court appointment.
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- Romanticism: 100 Poems , pp. 126 - 128Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021