Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-374) and index.
Contents
Prologue. Russian troubadour : a brief survey of Vasily Zhukovsky's life and work -- Breakfast at dawn -- Holy family -- The first love -- Maria -- Heavenly abode -- Woman's lot -- The dove and the crocodile -- Postscriptum. Allegro and Penserosa -- The enchanted tutor -- The flower of the oath -- Under the constellation of the crown -- Sunset love -- The last supper (Sanctuary of the soul) -- Epilogue. The heavenly sisters.
