The Letters of Alexander Pushkin

880 Pages·1967·12.12 MB·English

by  J. Thomas Shaw (ed.)

THE LETTERSO F ALEXANDER PUSHKIN

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ALEXANDER PUSHKIN
THREE VOLUMES IN ONE
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MADISON,M ILWAUKEE, AND LONDON
1967
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Preface
AlexaSnedregre evicihns o Potun sluhynk iivne arcskanlolwyl edged
thger eaRtuessstpi oaebntu ,ht i psl aicasel sseoc iunwr oer llidt era­
tuarmeo ntghg er epaoteo tfts h fier hsatol ftf h nei neteenth century.
TheE nglish-pruebahldailiscon nhgga eda sayc cteoms usc ohfh is
poetarnpydr ofiscet itohnr oturgahn slaanttdio ko nnosw,l oefdg e
hilsi tfher oaun guhm boefbr i ogreasHp.oh wiever, purnetpi­l the
aratoifto hnie sd ithiiolsne ,t thearvnsee vbeere n puibnl ished
Engltirsahn slwaitttihho en ,e xcofee pxtcieoirnnpb tiso graphies.
Pushkaismn u cithsh ger eawtreisottfel re titnRe ruissa sanst he
greaptoeesIttn.t heeinrt irPeutshyk,i n'asr reli egthcttoelnry­s
sidearsce odn tsuttiai ngp rmoasset erpiewcoeu-lesdvo esmnae y
higsr eawtoersiktn prBouastse w .i tmho satu thtohrgesr ,e atest
servoiftc hleee tittseo pr rso vtihdbeee asptp rofaoruc nhd erstand­
inPgu shaksmi anna nadr tTihsent a.t oufrhe ig se niaunpsda rticu­
larolfhy i csh aracltietreisrstatyerilvycee ,n h iipsnr ofiscet iiosn ,
sucahst om akhei md iffictuoal ctc eipntt r ansaltaa tniyiotnnhg
litkheee v alugartainohtnie mbd y t howsheo k nohwi mi nt he
origTihnesa ulic.nc cststn,hee ea ssei,m plaincidin teyv,i ttahbaitl ity
sprifornmgt hwer itseer-ml'ipfso ssertdi ctanneddsi sis pclitnhee,
abseonfsc tekr iinigm agoers a onfly u shness or tohren amentation,
contindueivnegl otpomweanfrtrud t hneark edonfeu stst erance­
thecshea racthearvmieas dhteiip sco se tdrrya,ma anspd,r ose fiction
hartdoa pprepcrioaptieenrt lrya nslHaitssit oyinlsp.e o laepsa rt
frormo manitmipcr oviosrEa ltiizoannb eextuhbaeroarnt chee ,
realistuipoc fw hpaiTtlo ilnscgta olysl ueepdr ofulduse tPauislh.k in
iasl wtahycesr tasfmtahnbe,u ilodfhe arr monliiotuessrt arruyc tures;
evedreyt caoiulnn tosot,n liyni tmse anibnuagtl, is not h aer chitec­
turoeft hlei nset,a nza, paanrdea ngtrwiaroperh kP,.u shkin's
letwtielrls ptrhoEevn igdlei shg-r sepaewdaiektrih gn ata etwoa y
his paonepdtr rofiys cet ion.
Theo nheu ndtrweedyn -tfifatnhni verosfPa ursyh kin'isn death
1873w aso bsertvherdo ugthhoweuo tr ilnd1 692T.h ipsu blica­
tiioosnffe readsap aorftt hciosm memorAanet diiotnii.nEo nng lish
ofP ushklient'wtsae osrr si gicnoanlcleoyif av spe adr otft hcee le­
bratoifto hnoe n e hufintfdireaetndhn risvaeorfhy i bsi rth, which
6 THEL ETTEORFAS L XEANDEPRU HSKIN
wacse lebirn1a 4t99e.Wd o rokn t heidsi tbieognia nn1 9sToh.e
manusocfrti hfipert hs atol fft hlee ttecrosm pwlaiesn1t s9es d,a nd
oft he sheacilonfn1 d9 st6h;Ie n trodwuacwstr iiotnint 1es9n8 .
Thed elianpy u bliccaatuisboeytnd h ceo mpleixnpi utbilieinsasg h
worokft hniast uarnsedc ohpaes miaptdo es stioib nlcel tuwdoe
lettwehrisch bheaesvnie n dcies covaenrdpe udb liasnhdte od ,
utildiuzreia,n gfic nhaelc koifn tgtr haen salgaatitinhoosenrt i ginal
texitn1s 9 6t1h,r oefte h per ojefcuotrve odl uomfet shP eu shkin
Dicotniapou•b,l ibsyth heAedc adeomfSy c ieonfct ehUse. S.S.R.
Thee diotfo raa nuyt hloert'htsae srd sia ffi ctualistnkd eciding
what constitutiesas l waat yhlqseeu tetsewtrhi.eo tnTth hoee rr e
incliutfdh ee,yr visrvueec,e fioplrta su nbdirloylr sd,e rabs o otko­
selolrre ers tauarnaodtt ehuterrr,i a vniidan ,t hcea soefP ushkin,
whetthoie nrc leuvdeaens urvihva-ilsnftege nnocfaer oudgrha ft.
Furthertmhoeirrstee h, qe u estwihoent heirn ctlloue dteto efr s
neutorrua nlr evecaolnitnoegrnl te,t twehriscih na lelss entials
dupliecaacothte h Ienrt .h eidsi tainao tnt,e hmapbste emna de to
inclaulodlfPe u shklient'wtshe irhcsah v ien triinntseiarcse slte tters,
andfwohirc h Pruesvhetkahimlena n hiicnsh araacnbtdie org raphy,
Pushtkhimena n soofc iPeutsyh,tk himena ni nteraensdt eidn ­
volvienpd o litics and otfhh itesi mgaeon,vd e rPnumsehnkti n the
mano fl ettTehreIs n.t rodguicvteidsoi ns ac uosfsP iuosnh kin
undeearco hft hevsaer iaosupsep catrst,i caussl eaetrnhl ryo huigsh
let.t ers
Thel etrteeflrwese clttl hd ei effrepnetr ioofPd uss hkliinfi'ets;
habse etnh ouhgehltpa fnucdlo nvetnoid einvttih deeam c cordingly
inptao rFtostr.h iidse Iaa m,i ndetbott ehedex amopfl e Persosfor
GordSo.Hna gihte'dsi toifTo hnGe e goeEr lioLte tt(7ev rso lNse.w,
HaveYna:lU en ivePrrsei1stS9sy-4, 1 9nA) B.r iNeofto enP ush­
kinL'iesfh as pbreoevni idnwe hdi,c ho rot nweop a ragarraep hs
devottoee da cphe rioofd lheiia fsn ldi tearcatriyv ity.
Whitlhefie r csotn sidienrt ahtetr iaonns hlaabste iePonun s hkin's
thougahnt ,e hffaoasrl tsb oee mna dteoc onvteoty h ree adoefr
Englirshhy hthitmossn ,a laintsdit eyisln,ec sl,ut dhoieffin cgi tahle,
litetrhaferma yi,l iaanrd, all gradtahteaimno;adn l ss tooa mong
retaPiuns hkcionn'ststw aonrd-pilnacyl,up duinnasgl, l usions,
parodainpedls a,oy nf olke xpresAsni ooernffhtsa .bs e emna dteo
discwohvaetr eamceha tnwoPto u rsdh akniwdnh ,a mta y be called
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itssp ecgirfiacva intrdya nignhe i uss aen,td o fi ndE ngleiqsuhi va­
lenItnasn .u mboefcr a speasr,t icularltyo wpieutsnhps e,rc eig­ard
alrlhyy mionngea sn,wd o rd-opnlt ahliyet emreaaln ionfig d ioms
anfdlo ke xpresishtia obsne sen,nee csstaori nyd iicnta htneeo tes
turonfps h rwahsiecc ohu nlodbt ea dequraetnedleyr ed.
For noafRm uesss iinadni vibdohutp aerlnsa,ma enssd u rnaam es,
popuslyasrto eftm r anslibtaesreadgt eiononenE r,na gll uissahg e
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Pethearvb ee egni vtehneu isruE anlg lfiorsmhsi ,n stoefAa lde ksandr
anPde tarn;(dz ) n amoesfR ussriualnae rrgesi viennt heuisru al
AnglicfroimzWe.od m ens'unsra mehsa vbee erne taiinnt ehde ir
Russfiroamn . (geP.u,s hkwiienfi 'sMs m eP.u shkbiunEtan )g lish
usahgaebs e efnlo lowiensd p eloluiwtno gm enp'rse naimnesst ead
ofu siinnigt ifaotlrhs e m. Puoschckaisuinso'oensf da ilm inutives
offi rsnta me(se .Ogl.y,a h ifssoi rsO tlegraa n)od f fm ailfioramrs
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Russian nwoinv-eRsu stoshfie a snRisuap,snr enaamretesr ans­
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8 THEL ETTEROSF AXLANEDERP UHSKNI
calentdhaeirnnu, s e Weisnt Eeurrno opnese, h oualdddt welve
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becsaeou fi tisn tearnebdse tc aIuh saevn eo ste edne tajiulisefitdc a­
tiofnoor m iitnitgt .
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havneo ptu blijssuhitefidc atoifdo antsia nngda t tribiuntt hieo n,
questicoansaaebnsldh,e e nicteh anso bte epno isbslteoc heck
adequtahteaeiclrcy u rQauciaytc .eo nsaibdpleeor rtoifPo uns hkin's
letdtoen roset x iisntt h efiinrav le rsibouontns l,y hi swi rni rt'es­
notebroooukdgr hta sIf.ns uccha stehises,d itfiloolnot whRseu ssian
editiinmo anrsk ienagco hft he"mR oudgrhta .fT"h em ajiotoryf
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markiendt h,he e adi"nIgFnsr ,e nclhe"t;nt oestro sm arkweedr e
alwlr ititnRe uns sian.
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fluli,n clundoiotnn glt yhb eo doyft he lbeutattl etsrhode, a taen d
plaocfew ritsianlgu, tcaomtpiloinm,e cnltoaasrneyds, i gnature,
whegni vientn h oer iglientaetlve ertn,h oupgahro tft hiinosfr ma­
timona yb ed upliicnta htheee da diInntg hsie.n teorfae csctusr acy,
ith abse ecno nsiddeeirsreadtb olt er anslaqtueo tivenetd rh see
letitnetros Epnrgolrsiaest,hth hearvn e rwsiet,ah ni ndiciant ion
thneo toefts h nea tuorfte hw eo rbke iqnugo tPeode.mq su otiend
ors eanlto wnigtt hhi en vdiidlueatlat reiern sc liundt ehedid si tion
only whaernge e trhmetayont ehc eo ntoeftn htpesa rticular letters.
Otherwtihseeir,ase n o misssiioginnns quabrrea ckaenatdn s o,t e
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