Ivan Turgenev

Virgin Soil (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Turgenev's "e;Virgin Soil"e; delves into the themes of idealism, disillusionment, and the limitations of revolutionary fervor. The novel explores the inherent tensions between the educated intelligentsia and the rural peasantry, shedding light on the difficulties faced in bridging the gap between different social strata and ideologies. The characters' personal struggles mirror the larger struggles of a nation on the brink of transformation. Through vivid and empathetic characterizations, Turgenev provides a profound critique of the social injustices and political stagnation prevalent in 19th-century Russia. He captures the frustrations and aspirations of a generation seeking to break free from the shackles of tradition and build a more just and equitable society. The novel paints a nuanced picture of the revolutionary spirit and its ultimate consequences, highlighting the complexities of human nature and the often contradictory forces that drive individuals and nations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Max Bollinger
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787366879
• Artikelnr.: 68318270

Autorenporträt

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (9 November 1818 - 3 September 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer of Russian literature in the West. Turgenev's artistic purity made him a favorite of like-minded novelists of the next generation, such as Henry James and Joseph Conrad, both of whom greatly preferred Turgenev to Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. James, who wrote no fewer than five critical essays on Turgenev's work, claimed that "his merit of form is of the first order" and praised his "exquisite delicacy," which "makes too many of his rivals appear to hold us, in comparison, by violent means, and introduce us, in comparison, to vulgar things." Vladimir Nabokov, notorious for his casual dismissal of many great writers, praised Turgenev's "plastic musical flowing prose," but criticized his "labored epilogues" and "banal handling of plots." Nabokov stated that Turgenev "is not a great writer, though a pleasant one," and ranked him fourth among nineteenth-century Russian prose writers, behind Tolstoy, Gogol, and Anton Chekhov, but ahead of Dostoyevsky. His idealistic ideas about love, specifically the devotion a wife should show her husband, were cynically referred to by characters in Chekhov's "An Anonymous Story." Isaiah Berlin acclaimed Turgenev's commitment to humanism, pluralism, and gradual reform over violent revolution as representing the best aspects of Russian liberalism.His first major publication, a short story collection entitled A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), was a milestone of Russian realism. His novel Fathers and Sons (1862) is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction.