Boris Godounov: A National Music-drama in Four Acts With A Prologue (from Poushkin and Karamzin)

by Modest Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich

Book Overview

The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 137875848X
• ISBN13: 9781378758489
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Palala Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

the cesear if russia

Of course, I loved the book. It's well paced, entertaining, and insightful to a moment in russian history. Pushkin's charm as an dramatist is as well done as shakespeare. There aren't as many quotable lines, but that only makes it more fluent to read. The poetry is also nothing shy of great and the characters are well written, notably boris and the impostor. It's always tough to find russian literiture that doesn't bore a person, but pushkin's drama has enough romance (i.e. Romantic era), action, jokes, and touching speeches to move the reader to bite their nails, laugh out loud, and cry.