Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 416 Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich 1799 1837 Пушкин, Александр Сергеевич Poushkin, Alexander Pushkin, A. S. (Aleksandr Sergeevich) Pushkin, Alexander Hayes, Alfred 1857 1936 Boris Godunov: a drama in verse Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Stephen D. Leary and David Widger "Boris Godunov: A Drama in Verse" by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin is a dramatic play written in the early 19th century. The work is set in Russia during the tumultuous reign of Boris Godunov, exploring themes of power, legitimacy, and the consequences of political ambition. The principal characters include Boris Godunov, a peasant’s son who ascends to the throne amid claims of tyranny and murder, and a young monk named Gregory Otrepiev, who emerges as a pretender to the tsar's title, leading to the central conflict of the play. The opening of "Boris Godunov" presents a vivid portrayal of political intrigue and unrest in Russia. As the play begins, key nobles discuss Boris's reluctance to ascend the throne amid the public's discontent and the shadow of the murdered tsarevich Dimitry. Characters like Prince Shuisky and Vorotinsky speculate on Boris's culpability in the young prince's death. The people's cries for leadership set the stage for Boris’s eventual reluctant acceptance of power and introduce Gregory Otrepiev, whose ambitions ignite a turbulent quest for the throne, foretelling the chaotic struggle for authority and legitimacy that unfolds throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Godunov, Boris Fyodorovich, Czar of Russia, 1551 or 2-1605 -- Drama PG Text Opera Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 139453 139454 2024-10-03T03:53:21.366963 2023-10-03T04:26:49.776812 text/html text/html 134323 2013-02-07T09:55:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 50096 2013-02-07T09:55:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 142100 2024-10-03T03:53:29.363920 application/epub+zip 144805 2024-10-03T03:53:25.052938 application/epub+zip 119186 2024-10-03T03:53:23.645951 application/epub+zip 290217 2024-10-03T03:53:31.700908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288115 2024-10-03T03:53:28.539985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205599 2022-09-03T05:47:22.564036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126108 126080 2024-10-03T03:53:21.029970 2023-10-03T04:26:49.535859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 125841 2012-08-10T15:29:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48773 2012-08-10T15:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20429 2024-10-03T03:53:31.829901 application/rdf+xml 15908 2024-10-03T03:53:24.296961 image/jpeg 3850 2024-10-03T03:53:24.020971 image/jpeg 140883 2024-10-03T03:53:21.379965 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia