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Ruslan and Ludmila: Stories From the Fairy-Tale Glade: Part Two |
| Section: CULTURE / FOLK WISDOM |
| Author: Daniel W. Marshall |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 6/1/1995 |
| Size: 3,010 Words, 17,800 Characters |
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There is a lengthy Russian tradition of using the vast reserves of spoken folktales as inspiration for literature, music, opera, ballet, and painting. Aleksandr Pushkin's Ruslan and Ludmila is one such tale loved by Slavs of all ages. Pushkin (1799--1837), who is frequently called Russia's "national poet," wrote this tale in verse in 1820, primarily for an audience of literati in St. Petersburg and Moscow. In 1921, Ruslan and Ludmila was turned into a ballet by Glushkovsky.
The story is a compilation of many Slavic tales, which Pushkin embellished with an ironic narrator and frequent literary allusions. Many subsequent adaptations have focused on the narrative core of Ruslan and Ludmila, a practice that is also adopted here. Also, the original poem has been cast in prose and condensed. ...
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...silent tower where Ludmila slumbers. He touches her calm face with the secret ring. The princess opens her bright eyes. She recognizes him! The prince embraces his bride and they are reunited. Vladimir's anger expires. Farlaf admits his terrible villainy and the happy Ruslan forgives him. Even the dwarf is accepted into the palace. Finally, great Prince Vladimir feasts with his entire family.
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