RUSS 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Byronic Hero, Superfluous Man
31 May 2017
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Edmund wilson : 3 characters = 3 intellectuals at the time. Looking at how pushkin plays with the plot. Dream comes from within wish fulfillment. The way the ball unravels lets us in on these types of characters. Problems (with the duel in the novel) : Distance at which they"re placed seems too far considering the offense. Onegin shoots first ; had he thought the duel was stupid, he could have given up his shot. The 2nds don"t meet up ; no rules are set. Onegin and lensky speak to each other that shouldn"t happen. Onegin bring a a servant as his 2nd a 2nd should be of equal rank. Lensky gets a suicide burial not in the churchyard. Lensky"s poem doesn"t break the pushkin stanza. 44 making poetry (prosaic by pointing out clich s of poetry) 8. 8 : onegin masks (superfluous man seeks what has value) Tatyana is rooted in nature, in the countryside, with the people.
