Abstract
Alexander Pushkin knew what he shared with Ovid. Both were exiled, having enjoyed a splendid life, both were highly gifted, and not too shy of erotic adventures – of which they speak amply in their poetry. The Russian formalist Tynyanov pointed at such similarities, inventing the literary genre of ‘docufiction’.
Highlights
Throughout his lifetime, Ovid tells us a lot about his life
Alexander Pushkin knew what he shared with Ovid
The Russian formalist Tynyanov pointed at such similarities, inventing the literary genre of ‘docufiction’
Summary
Throughout his lifetime, Ovid tells us a lot about his life. As a young man, what he writes has often to do with love, be it fulfilled, be it unrequited. Having read Ovid’s Art of Love twice, a French translation of which he discovered in his father’s secret cabinet of books,7 Pushkin knows exactly how to proceed. Goes according to the plan, i.e. comes close to what Pushkin read in Ovid.
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