| Turgenev: Fathers and Sons Contributor(s): Turgenev, Ivan (Author), Sands, E. R. |
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ISBN: 1853993190 ISBN-13: 9781853993190 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 Annotation: This is Turgenev's most famous novel (1862) and its regarded by many critics as his best. It presents the clash of ideologies (moderate liberalism against a radical nihilism) in a Russian rural setting, in the form of the age-old conflict of generations. Fathers and Sons (as the novel is usually called in English, as opposed to the more literal 'Fathers and Children') caused considerable controversy in the Russia of the 1860s, largely through the figure of Bazarov, Turgenev's most provocative tragic hero. As usual with Turgenev, strong elements of lyricism and unrequited love are features of the novel's composition, along here with the arbitrary fate and, arguably, a reassertion of Turgenev's basic, underlying and pessimistic conservatism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Foreign Language Study | Russian - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: 891.733 |
| Series: Russian Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.46" W x 8.48" (0.72 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Turgenev's novel about conflicting ideas, social classes and generations questions human nature and man's place in the universe. This is one in a series offering a critical analysis of Russian texts and surveying the different interpretations that have been suggested |