The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

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The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that retells the Snow White fairy tale in a Russian folkloric setting.

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instanceOf literary work
narrative poem
poem
adaptationOf Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs archetype
antagonist the jealous queen
associatedWith Russian literary fairy tales
author Alexander Pushkin
basedOn Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
surface form: Snow White
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
culturalContext Russian folklore
genre fairy-tale poetry
narrative poetry
hasCharacterArchetype evil stepmother
loyal protectors
persecuted heroine
hasCharacterType bogatyr-like knights
tsar
Tsarevna of Russia
surface form: tsarevna
hasElement journey through the forest
magic
protective brotherhood of knights
royal court intrigue
hasTitleTranslation Сказка о мёртвой царевне и о семи богатырях
surface form: The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs

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surface form: The Tale of the Dead Tsarevna and the Seven Knights
inspiredBy European fairy-tale tradition
languageStyle folkloric and elevated poetic diction
literaryForm verse
literaryMovement Russian Romanticism
mainCharacter the dead princess
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surface form: the seven knights
motif apparent death and revival
magic mirror
poisoned apple
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor Russification of a European fairy tale
integration of folk-tale style into high poetry
originalLanguage Russian
partOf Alexander Pushkin's fairy-tale poems
periodOfComposition 19th century
setting Russian folkloric setting
structure rhymed verse
targetAudience both children and adults
theme beauty and envy
fate and destiny
innocence persecuted
jealousy
workTitleInRussian Сказка о мёртвой царевне и о семи богатырях

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Alexander Pushkin notableWork The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights
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this entity surface form: The Tale of the Dead Tsarevna and the Seven Knights