Everything you need to understand or teach
Nikolai Leskov.
Products may contain comprehensive summaries, analysis, notes, articles, essays,
lesson plans and more. See below for details on what is included.
Author of a few tendentious novels and a vast number of newspaper articles, reviews, government reports, and letters, Nikolai Semenovich Leskov is more admired and discussed a century after his death ...
Read more
In the following excerpt, Ansberg discusses Leskov's trademark form, the frame story or skaz, and asserts that the author uses it for both aesthetic and practical purposes: to portray intimatel...
Read more
In the following introduction to a volume of Leskov's stories, Pritchett discusses Leskov's style, his characters' psychological complexity, and some recurring elements in his tal...
Read more
In the following excerpt, Benjamin praises Leskov's craftsmanship and admires what he considers the author's ability to tell a good tale and gently counsel his readers by sharing with th...
Read more
In the following essay, Wehrle discusses one of Leskov's most popular stories, asserting that it illustrates two original elements in Leskov's works: anecdotism and the weaving together ...
Read more
In the following excerpt from a full-length study of Leskov's life and career, McLean discusses Leskov's signature story, "The Lefthander," asserting that it expresses left...
Read more
In the following excerpt, Lantz notes what he views as Leskov's strengths as a stylist, satirist, and storyteller, and identifies a unique Russian character in Leskov's writings.
Althoug...
Read more
In the following excerpt from the introduction to his translation of selected Leskov tales, McDuff presents an overview of the distinctive elements in Leskov's stories, including his dramatic n...
Read more
In the following excerpt, Wigzell examines the influence of folklore and other traditional and popular forms in one of Leskov's best-known stories.
When Henry Gifford declares that 'Lesk...
Read more
In the following essay, Peace suggests that in the story "The Enchanted Wanderer," Leskov employs the central figure, Ivan, as a foil to reveal elements of the psychology of the narrator...
Read more
Nikolai (Semyonovich) Leskov
Critical Essay by Aleksej B. Ansberg
