Russian literature: History Overview Russian literature has long been a cultural focus of the entire world. It’s not surprising that the formation of Russia’s first literary traditions goes back to the first century. The adoption of Christianity boosted the development of literacy‚ philosophy and theological literature. The earliest literary works were not written in the Russian language but in Old Church Slavonic which was developed in the 9th century by Greek missionaries Cyril and Methodius
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In the decade between 1880 and 1890 Guy de Maupassant published over three hundred short stories in a variety of modes‚ including the supernatural legend‚ the surprise-ending tale‚ and the realistic story. Although he is best-known for such surprise-ending tales as La Parue (1884; "The Necklace‚" 1909) and most-respected for such affecting realistic stories such as Boule de Suif (1880; "Ball of Fat‚" 1909)‚ Maupassant also contributed to the sophistication of the horror story by pushing it even further
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has regarded the novel as an instrument of social debate. He believed that it was the duty of an artist to examine a problem‚ but not to provide a solution. Before starting his career as a writer‚ Galsworthy read widely the works of Kipling‚ Zola‚ Turgenev‚ Tolstoy‚ and Flaubert. The extract under the study begins with the description of the protagonist – Mr. Jolyon. He feels bad and stays at bed‚ hiding from the light. But when with lunch he gets the telegram from Irene saying that she comes back
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Dangerous Ground of Illusion Relations between fathers and the younger generation have been and continue to be an important theme for various literary genres (King Lear‚ Shakespeare; Fathers and Sons‚ Turgenev). For many famous writers the significance of fathers’ influence on their children forms a subject of particular interest. . In the play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller shows in a very striking manner that the father’s influence can be either positive or fatal. The dispiriting story of
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Whenever Flaubert was staying in Paris‚ he used to invite Maupassant to lunch on Sundays‚ lecture him on prose style‚ and correct his youthful literary exercises. He also introduced him to some of the leading writers of the time like Émile Zola‚ Ivan Turgenev‚ Edmond Goncourt‚ and Henry James. · · "Maupassant’s work is thoroughly realistic. His characters inhabit a world of material desires and sensual appetites in which lust‚ greed‚ and ambition are the driving forces‚ and any higher
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Alexander Pushkin From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Pushkin" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Pushkin (disambiguation). |Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin | |[pic] | |Aleksandr Pushkin by Vasily Tropinin | |Born |June 6‚ 1799(1799-06-06) | |
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critical essays which were published in The Atlantic Monthly‚ a prestigious American literary magazine. This magazine published his first novel Watch and Ward in 1871. Four years later‚ he spent a year in Paris in the company of Zola‚ Flaubert and Turgenev. Then‚ he went to London and published his second novel Roderick Hudson(1875). After this‚ a number of novels followed: The American(1877)‚ The Europeans(1878)‚ Daisy Miller(1878)‚ Washington Square(1881)‚ The Portrait of a Lady(1881)‚ The Bostonians(1886)
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (French pronunciation: [ɡi də mopasã]) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protégé of Flaubert‚ Maupassant’s stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient‚ effortless dénouement. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who‚ caught in the conflict
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TOPIC: DRAMA “THE BEAR” Question: What is a farce? Can we include “The Bear” in this? If yes‚ why? Answer: A farce is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated‚ extravagant‚ and thus improbable. Farces are often highly incomprehensible plot-wise (due to the many plot twists and random events that occur)‚ but viewers are encouraged not to try to follow the plot in order to avoid becoming confused and overwhelmed. Farce is also characterized by physical
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Odintzov views the world as simple so long as she keeps it systematic and free from interference. This commentary will focus on perhaps the most interesting and complex character in Fathers and Sons: Bazarov. Vladimir Nabakov writes that "Turgenev takes his creature [B] out of a self-imposed pattern and places him in the normal world of chance." By examining Bazarov I will attempt to make sense of this statement. Using nihilism as a starting point I am going look at Bazarov’s views and interpretations
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