Русские Рассказы / Russian Stories

Русские Рассказы / Russian Stories

Gleb Struve

The story, or novella, as a literary genre has a much shorter history in Russia than in some Western countries, but it has nevertheless produced important works by some of the greatest names in Russian literature. This dual-language volume contains 12 such stories - memorable tales by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov, Gogol, Turgenev, Bunin, and other masters. Each selection is presented here in the original Russian with an excellent literal English translation on the facing pages. Also included are linguistic and cultural notes, Russian-English vocabulary, study questions and more. In addition, Professor Struve has supplied an enlightening introduction to the Russian short story, as well as concise biographical/critical introductions to each selection. An especially helpful feature for students of Russian is the presence of stress accents in the Russian text, a feature usually found only in primers.
Les trois mousquetaires

Les trois mousquetaires

Alexandre Dumas

Dumas seduit, fascine, interesse, amuse, enseigne.Victor Hugo.Tout le monde connait la verve prodigieuse de M. Dumas, son entrain facile, son bonheur de mise en scene, son dialogue spirituel et toujours en mouvement, ce recit leger qui court sans cesse et qui sait enlever l obstacle et l espace sans jamais faiblir. Il couvre d immenses toiles sans jamais fatiguer ni son pinceau, ni son lecteur.Sainte-Beuve."Les Trois Mousquetaires" notre seule epopee depuis le Moyen Age.Roger Nimier."Les Trois Mousquetaires" forment le plus divertissant des romans d aventures. Leurs personnages, Athos, Porthos, Aramis et d Artagnan, sont sortis des bibliotheques pour descendre dans la rue. Ils ont enseigne l insolence et l amitie a beaucoup de jeunes Francais qui ont aussi decouvert les fatalites de l amour en revant aux belles epaules de Milady et a ses regards de perdition.Kleber Haedens."