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 Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 139 Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich 1799 1837 Пушкин, Александр Сергеевич Poushkin, Alexander Pushkin, A. S. (Aleksandr Sergeevich) Pushkin, Alexander Derzhavin, Gavriil Romanovich 1743 1816 Державин, Гавриил Романович Bakhchisaraiskii fontan. English The Bakchesarian Fountain and Other Poems Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Starner, Robert Connal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Bakchesarian Fountain and Other Poems by Pushkin and Derzhavin" is a collection of poetry translated from the original Russian into English by William D. Lewis, published in the mid-19th century. The anthology primarily brings together works from two renowned Russian poets, Alexander Pushkin and Gavrila Derzhavin, showcasing a blend of romantic and lyrical themes relevant to the literary traditions of the early 19th century. The likely topics cover love, loss, beauty, and the socio-political context of the times, particularly reflecting on the lives of those affected by captivity and the themes of longing and despair. The book opens with the titular poem, "The Bakchesarian Fountain," which tells the poignant tale of Giray, the proud Khan, and his lost love, Maria, a Polish captive. Through vivid and emotional imagery, the narrative unfolds the complexities of love, betrayal, and heartache, as Giray’s affection shifts from Maria to another captive, Zarem. The story delves into the harem's oppressive environment and the personal turmoil of the characters as they navigate their emotions and social constraints. Other poems in the collection encompass a broad array of themes, highlighting the emotional landscapes of joy and sorrow, reflecting life’s transitory nature, and engaging with themes of faith and identity, ultimately offering rich insights into the human condition through the lens of Russian literary tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Russian poetry -- Translations into English PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Russian Interest 82880 82881 2024-10-04T06:18:42.675577 2023-10-04T06:25:58.271128 text/html text/html 82948 2012-10-13T19:46:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 29837 2012-10-13T20:04:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104069 2024-10-04T06:18:49.358521 application/epub+zip 102374 2024-10-04T06:18:46.071575 application/epub+zip 89454 2024-10-04T06:18:44.793610 application/epub+zip 274095 2024-10-04T06:18:51.407504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261240 2024-10-04T06:18:48.484533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226977 2022-09-04T09:23:01.608192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71431 71353 2024-10-04T06:18:42.095554 2023-10-04T06:25:57.814111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 71296 2012-10-13T19:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28251 2012-10-13T20:04:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21398 2024-10-04T06:18:51.549484 application/rdf+xml 18682 2024-10-04T06:18:45.354551 image/jpeg 4261 2024-10-04T06:18:45.075598 image/jpeg 101432 2024-10-04T06:18:42.684568 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia ru.wikipedia en.wikipedia