{"product_id":"pushkin-and-the-genres-of-madness-the-masterpieces-of-1833-9780299182045","title":"Pushkin and the Genres of Madness: The Masterpieces of 1833","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gary Rosenshield\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Russian \u0026amp; Soviet\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","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614256873623,"sku":"9780299182045","price":2797.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780299182045.webp?v=1775092185","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pushkin-and-the-genres-of-madness-the-masterpieces-of-1833-9780299182045","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}