In that poem by him, the protagonist flirts with his best-friend's fiancée during another character's name-day ball; that flirtation with Olga leads to a duel in which Lensky is killed.
In one poem by this author, the speaker listens to the dark, late night and hears his beloved's voice say: "I'm yours...I'm yours...". In another poem by this author, a woman promises: "In the shade of olive trees / Beneath an eternally blue sky, / We shall once more, my beloved, unite our kisses of love". The lines: "Bound for the shores of your distant homeland / You were leaving this foreign land." begin that poem by him, titled "Parting". His most famous lyric poem begins: "I loved you; and perhaps I love you still". Though he is not Baudelaire, one of his poems opens by describing the protagonist's (*) spleen in response to society balls. In that poem by him, the protagonist flirts with his best-friend's fiancée during another character's name-day ball; that flirtation with Olga leads to a duel in which Lensky is killed. For 10 points, name this Russian poet of Eugene Onegin.
In one poem by this author, the speaker listens to the dark, late night and hears his beloved's voice say: "I'm yours...
Alexander (Sergeyevich) Pushkin