Eugene Onegin, Part VI summary
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In VI, the narrator describes Onéguine’s limited Latin, his faulty recall of two verses from the Æneid, and his lack of interest in history. The passage distinguishes his ability to quote and remember anecdotes from any pleasure in studying chronicles, giving a more precise picture of what he knows.
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- The narrator notes that Latin is currently unfashionable but says Onéguine knows enough to translate a simple quotation.
- Onéguine can quote a little Juvenal and end a note with vale.
- He remembers two verses from the Æneid incorrectly.
- He dislikes historical chronicles but remembers many anecdotes spanning from Romulus to the present.
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What does Onéguine retain despite taking no pleasure in history?
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