The Talisman From The Russian Of Alexander Pushkin With Other Pieces

"The Talisman...With Other Pieces" is a collection of Russian ballads, with the headline piece from the famous book by Alexander Pushkin, "The Russian". "Where fierce the surge with awful bellow; Doth ever lash the rocky wall; And where the moon most brightly mellow; Dost beam when mists of evening fall; Where midst his harem's countless blisses; The Moslem spends his vital span, A Sorceress there with gentle kisses; Presented me a Talisman."

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This book contains translated versions of poems from all over the world. The book contains poetry from the famed Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin, including his "The Talisman." Many contemporary critics deem this poem racist, as it makes negative generalizations about the Ottomans.