Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Question - 367



Identify the duelists.

Answer: Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky by Repine. Arguably the most famous duel in literature was made more ironic by the fact that Pushkin himself died in a duel.

Answered by: Arvind, Corina, Ashwin, Swapnaa, Hari, P and Mekie.

Aside: For those interested in reading the poem, try Charles Johnston's version of Eugene Onegin. Despite V. Nabokov's quibbles in accurately translating Pushkin in English verse, he does an outstanding job in translating the meaning of poem while maintaining the rhyme and meter of the Onegin stanzas. {steps off soapbox}.

10 comments:

Arvind said...

Onegin and Lensky from Pushkin's Eugene Onegin.

Corina said...

"Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky's duel" by Ilya Yefimovich Repin

Ashwin said...

Lensky & Onegin

Dinesh said...

burr and hamilton

swapnaa said...

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?

swapnaa said...

Scratch that - the duel that I guessed happened in July with no snow on the ground (unless it was a weird year)!

swapnaa said...

Third time's the charm :)

Onegin and Lensky

Hari said...

Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky

P said...

Onegin and Lensky’s Duel

mekie said...

Onegin and Lensky from Pushkin's Eugene Onegin...