The Captain's Daughter (Illustrated)The Planet, 12 juil. 2011 "The Captain's Daughter" (also known as "The Daughter of the Commandant" or "Marie: A Story of Russian Love") is regarded as Pushkin's best prose work. It was first published in 1836 in the literary journal Sovremennik. This historical novel is dedicated to the events of the Pugachev's Rebellion in Russia in 1773-1775. It tells the story of a 17-years-old officer, Peter Grineff, sent by his father into military service. Peter was assigned to a small fortress of Belogorsk, where he fell in love with Maria, the daughter of the commandant... This edition includes explanatory notes and illustrations of artists of the 18-19th centuries. |
Table des matières
THE FORTRESS | |
THE DUEL | |
Love | v |
POUGATCHEFF | viii |
THE ASSAULT | viii |
AN UNINVITED GUEST | viii |
THE PARTING | viii |
THE SIEGE | x |
THE REBEL ENCAMPMENT | xx |
THE ORPHAN | xxxv |
THE ARREST | xlv |
THE SENTENCE | lv |
Expressions et termes fréquents
19th century accused Akoulina Pamphilovna Alexei Ivanitch Andrei Petrovitch Anna Vlassievna appearance Artist Sokolov P.P. asked astonished Bashkir became began Captain Mironoff Commandant Commandant's house Commandant's wife conducted continued Cossack cried crowd Czar daughter door driver endeavoured entered everything exclaimed expression eyes face Farewell Father Gerasim feel felt fortress of Belogorsk garrison gibbet girl give glanced Grineff hand hanging head heard Heaven horse impostor Ivan Ignatitch Ivan Kouzmitch Ivanovitch Khlopousha kibitka kiss letter listened little father looked lord lordship Maria Ivanovna Masha Maximitch misfortune morning mother officer orderly Orenburg Palashka peasant pelisse Peter Andreitch poor pope’s Pougatcheff rebels replied Savelitch returned road robbers roubles Russian scoundrels seated Semenovsky Regiment Shvabrin silent Simbirsk smile soldiers soon steppe stood stopped suddenly sword tell terrible Thank thought took Ustinia Vassilissa Egorovna versts villains voice wait wish word Youlai young Zourin