Eugene Onegin, Part XXIII summary
Part XXIII of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XXIII, the narrator considers describing his hero’s clothes but hesitates because the terms for several garments are not native Russian words. He admits that foreign vocabulary fills his verse despite his frequent use of the Academy’s dictionary.
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- The narrator considers telling knowledgeable readers how his hero dresses.
- He hesitates because several clothing terms come from outside Russian.
- He admits to using too many foreign words despite consulting the Academy’s dictionary.
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