Eugene Onegin, Part 1, no. 259, Part XXXVII summary
Part 1, no. 259, Part XXXVII of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XXXVII, the narrator mourns a young lover and poet whose life a friendly hand takes, then describes his grave near the village where he lives. The focus shifts from his death to a quiet stream where working people rest and draw water.
What happens
- The narrator laments the death of a young lover devoted to poetry.
- A friendly hand is named as the cause of his death.
- Near his village, two pines intertwine their roots above a stream flowing toward a valley.
- A ploughman rests there, reaping girls draw water, and a plain tombstone stands beside the stream.
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What to notice
The lament links the young man’s death with friendship, making the source of his death especially painful.
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What stands beside the shaded stream?
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