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A series of critical essays surveying major Russian writers and literary tendencies, beginning with a study of national character and the realism that shaped nineteenth-century prose. The author examines Gogol’s satire and popular cheerfulness, contrasts Tolstoy and Turgenev, considers Dostoevsky’s psychological intensity, and discusses the plays of Chekhov, while also reflecting on translation, reception, and critical perspective. Adopting an empathetic, insider-oriented stance, the essays combine close reading, biographical context, and thematic synthesis to guide readers through recurring motifs such as moral seriousness, paradoxical temperament, and the evolution of Russian narrative and dramatic techniques.

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Title: Landmarks in Russian literature

Author: Maurice Baring

Release date: July 24, 2022 [eBook #68597]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1910

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