Eugene Onegin, Part XXXVII summary
Part XXXVII of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XXXVII, Eugene avoids the young women riding through Saint Petersburg and withdraws from everyone, then turns to writing without producing anything because sustained work disgusts him. The narrator ends by joking about belonging to the literary group that Eugene never joins.
What happens
- The narrator addresses young women who ride swiftly through Saint Petersburg in droshkies.
- Eugene avoids these women and separates himself from everyone.
- Yawning, he takes up a pen but finds prolonged work repellent and writes nothing.
- The narrator identifies himself as a member of the literary group Eugene does not join.
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