Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov (1814-1841) was a Russian poet and prose writer. Fearless, impulsive, and passionate, he was the embodiment of Russian romanticism.The contributions of Mikhail Lermontov to...
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Mikhail Lermontov is considered by many to be the greatest poet of Russia's Golden Age after Aleksandr Pushkin. Although he died at the age of twenty-six, his legacy in poetry and prose gained him a f...
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Pritchett, a modern British writer, is respected for his mastery of the short story and for his judicious, reliable, and insightful literary criticism. In the following essay, originally published in ...
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In the following essay, Rowe examines the symmetrical pairing of elements such as episodes, actions, descriptions, speeches, and characters in A Hero of Our Time.
Commentators have been justifiably...
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In the following essay, Garrard argues for a reassessment of Lermontov's importance in establishing the novel in nineteenth-century Russian literature.
We have no equivalent for Russian lite...
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In the following essay, Cox asserts that the intense self-examination to which Pechorin subjects himself renders A Hero of Our Time a precursor to the psychological realism that dominates much subsequ...
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Richards is an English educator and critic specializing in Russian literature. In the following essay, Richards examines the episodic structure of Lermontov's novel, comparing and contrasting i...
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In the following essay, Rosenshield examines the theme of fate as a supernatural power determining the course of human life in A Hero of Our Times.
With the possible exception of the works of Dosto...
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In the following essay, Kesler examines A Hero of Our Time as a "critique of both the romantic hero and those circumstances of literary production that produced and destroyed the romantic movem...
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In the following excerpt, Meyer maintains that Lermontov modeled A Hero of Our Time on Aleksandr Pushkin's Póvesti Békina (Tales of Belkin) story cycle.
In 1830 Lermontov wrote in ...
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In the following essay, the critic asserts that the Byronism of A Hero of Our Time is due to Lermontov's parallel development of qualities similar to those of Byron rather than to the influence...
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Lavrin is an Austrian-born British critic, essayist, and biographer. He is best known for his studies of nineteenth-and twentieth-century Russian literature. In such works as An Introduction to the Ru...
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In the following essay, Foote places A Hero of Our Time in the context of Lermontov's life and of Russian literature, and discusses Lermontov's portrayal of his protagonist.
Lermontov...
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In the following essay, Reeve discusses Lermontov's novel in the context of Russian literary developments of the period.
In Pushkin's poem "The Prophet," the I is the me...
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Freeborn is a Welsh critic, educator, and translator who has written and edited numerous studies of Russian history, literature, and literary figures. In the following essay, he examines the central t...
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In the following excerpt, Eagle argues that Lermontov undercuts romantic literary conventions in each segment of A Hero of Our Time.
The criticism and confusion of Lermontov's contemporaries...
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In the following excerpt, Calder assesses A Hero of Our Time as Lermontov's single "great novel."
[Mikhail Lermontov] managed in his brief and unhappy existence to earn himself...
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In the following excerpt, Ripp examines the structure of A Hero of Our Time.
When Belinskij reviewed A Hero of Our Time he immediately noted the book's unusual structure, a vehicle of disjun...
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In the following essay—originally published in Germany in 1924—Eikhenbaum analyzes Lermontov's poetry as an expression of his "historical individuality" rather than ...
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Below, Diakonova shows how Byronism affected Lermontov's artistic development.
As an influence in the artistic development of Lermontov, Byron comes second only to Pushkin. This is a point t...
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In the essay below, Lanz considers the similarities between the classical myth of Prometheus and The Demon, noting that "the Demon is the Russian Prometheus."
It may seem strange to s...
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In the following excerpt, Nabokov reviews Lermontov's contributions to Russian poetry.
Michael Lermontov was born when Pushkin was a lad of fifteen and he died four years after Pushkin...
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In the excerpt below, Lavrin discusses the literary influences in Lermontov's writings, providing an overview of his life and career.
The romantic movement, for various reasons, affected Rus...
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In the essay below, Mersereau treats the themes of Lermontov's mature verse.
The choice of the year 1837 as the beginning of Lermontov's last period of creative activity has a certain...
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In the following essay, Hopkins challenges a prevalent criticism of Lermontov's "Junker" or "Hussar" poems that dismisses them as juvenile "pornography,...
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In the following essay, Katz traces the thematic, stylistic, and linguistic sources of Lermontov's literary ballads, highlighting the poet's contributions to the genre.
In 1838 Lermon...
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In the essay below, Garrard summarizes Lermontov's literary legacy, his politics, and his contributions to Russian literature.
Lermontov's Legacy
Lermontov left a remarkable legacy fo...
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In the following essay, Lieberman studies Lermontov's poetics, demonstrating that the poet "became the first impressionist in the history of Russian letters."
Lermontov was co...
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In the following essay, Garrard examines Lermontov's narrative poems, tracing the poet's gradual transition from Romanticism to Realism and his developing ability to handle problems of n...
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In the following essay, Goldfarb examines Lermontov's innovative use of narrative style in A Hero of Our Time.
God and fictional narrators are the only beings who are sometimes considered om...
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In the following essay, Golstein asserts that while individualism was valued in the West in the nineteenth century, it was routinely discouraged in Russia, accounting for his country's often ne...
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In the following essay, Ekshtut explores the influence of Pushkin on Lermontov's life and work.
The Lermontov family cherished their links to the 13th century Scottish poet Sir Thomas Learmo...
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In the following essay, Liberman provides a brief overview of Lermontov's reputation as a poet, praising him for his introduction of impressionism into Russian literature.
Lermontov was conf...
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In the following essay, Marsh explores connections between Lermontov's paintings and his landscape descriptions in A Hero of Our Time.
Lermontov's debt to Romanticism has exercised th...
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In the following essay, Barratt and Briggs suggest that the ironic stance operating within Lermontov's text has led to numerous misunderstandings regarding interpretation of the novel.
The Re...
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In the following essay, Gilroy explains specific features of Romantic irony and discusses its use in A Hero of Our Time.
A word has the meaning someone has given to it.
—Ludwig Wittgenst...
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In the following essay, Scotto discusses nineteenth-century notions of orientalism and imperialism evidenced in Pechorin's treatment of Bela as an exotic “other” in A Hero of Our ...
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In the following essay, Löve characterizes Lermontov's poem “Mcyri” as a work that negotiates the difference between the familiar and the unknown in spatial, cultural, and ...
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In the following essay, Rancour-Laferriere explores Lermontov's contempt for what he considered the backwardness of his native land expressed in “Proščaj, nemytaja Rossija,...
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In the following essay, Matual discusses the numerous comparisons between women and horses in Lermontov's novel, claiming that the latter are regarded more favorably by the male characters.
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A look at cruise liner accidents since 1980._ Dec. 17, 2000: The Sea Breeze I sinks following engine failure 200 miles east of Cape Charles, Va. No passengers are aboard the ship, which is sailing ...
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