Onegin, E. - Onegin

Japanese: オネーギン，E. - おねーぎん

…Published between 1825 and 1832. Onegin, a Petersburg nobleman of high rank who is disillusioned with real life and has no ideals or beliefs, despite his intelligence and abilities, inherits an estate after his uncle's death and moves to the countryside. Tatyana, the daughter of a neighboring landowner, falls passionately in love with Onegin, but Onegin is unable to see her beauty and treats her coldly. He kills his friend Lensky, who is engaged to Tatyana's sister, in a duel and leaves the village. …

From [Extra]

... This name became popular with Turgenev's Diary of a Extraordinary Man (1850), but its formation dates back to the 1920s. The first clear depiction was Pushkin's Onegin (Eugene Onegin, 1823-31), followed by Lermontov's Pechorin (A Hero of Our Time, 1840). Unlike Onegin, Pechorin is a strong man, with a sharp intellect, deep emotions, strong will, and drive, but he seeks an outlet for his anger in adventure, and is a destructive type who plays with his own life and the lives of others. ...

*Some of the terminology used in "Onegin, E." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1825‐32年刊。知性も能力もありながら，現実の生活に幻滅し，理想も信念も持たぬペテルブルグの高等遊民オネーギンは，伯父の死によって領地を相続し，いなかに住むようになる。近隣の地主の娘タチヤーナはオネーギンを熱烈に愛するが，オネーギンは彼女の美点を見抜けず冷たくあしらい，タチヤーナの妹と婚約している友人レンスキーを決闘で殺し村を去る。…

【余計者】より

…　この名称が一般化したのは，ツルゲーネフの《余計者の日記》(1850)からであるが，この形成は20年代にさかのぼる。最初の明確な形象化はプーシキンのオネーギン(《エフゲーニー･オネーギン》1823‐31)で，次いでレールモントフのペチョーリン(《現代の英雄》1840)が現れる。彼はオネーギンと違って強い男で，才知が鋭く，感情が深く，意志が強く，行動力はあるが，そのはけ口を冒険に求め，自分の生命も他人の生命ももてあそぶ破滅型である。…

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