Eugene Onegin, Part 1, Part XXX summary
Part 1, Part XXX of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XXX, an unnamed woman likes Richardson through Princess Pauline’s stories rather than through reading his works or judging his characters herself. As her husband stands at the bridegroom stage, she sighs for a fashionable Guardsman whose qualities appeal to her more.
What happens
- The woman’s fondness for Richardson does not come from reading his works or taking sides over his characters.
- Princess Pauline, her cousin from Moscow, tells her about the romantic men.
- With her husband still a bridegroom, the woman sighs unwillingly for another man.
- The man she treats as her Grandison serves in the Guard, dresses fashionably, and gambles heavily.
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What to notice
The romantic name attaches to a man defined by fashion and gambling. This connects the woman’s literary tastes with her attraction outside marriage.
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