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Russia. A Hero of Our Time ( Russian: Герой нашего времени, romanized: Gerój nášego vrémeni, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈroj ˈnaʂɨvə ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ]) is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839, published in 1840, and revised in 1841. It is an example of the superfluous man novel, noted for its compelling Byronic hero (or ...
- Mikhail I︠U︡rʹevich Lermontov
- 1840
One of the novel’s most important episodes is a duel between Pechorin and a fellow soldier, Grushnitsky, that ends with Grushnitsky dead and Pechorin shrugging indifferently. Pechorin is brave, determined, and willful, but his energies and potential are ultimately wasted. In 1841, responding to critics of A Hero of Our Time, Lermontov wrote that.
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4.11. 59,238 ratings2,399 reviews. In its adventurous happenings, its abductions, duels, and sexual intrigues, A Hero of Our Time looks backward to the tales of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron, so beloved by Russian society in the 1820s and '30s. In the character of its protagonist, Pechorin, the archetypal Russian antihero, Lermontov's novel ...
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A Hero of Our Time By Mikhail Lermontov Contents The Author's Preface (to the 2nd edition) Bela Maksim Maksimich Introduction to Pechorin's Journal Taman Princess Mary The Fatalist The Author's Preface. The preface is the first and at the same time the last thing in any book.
A Hero of Our Time is a classic work of Russian literature written by Mikhail Lermontov and published in 1840. It exemplifies the “superfluous man” trope common in later Russian literature, in which a person of great talent and genius is unable to express these talents healthily due to personal and societal circumstances of some kind.
May 1, 1997 · A Hero of Our Time Note: Translation of: Герой нашего времени. Credits: Produced by Judith Boss, and David Widger Language: English: LoC Class: PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature: Subject: Psychological fiction Subject: Caucasus -- Fiction Subject
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Summary. A Hero of Our Time is one of Russia’s greatest novels. All the characters, with the possible exception of Vera, are drawn with consummate art. In Pechorin, the novel’s hero, Lermontov ...
