Masterpieces of Russian Literature surveys the formidable evolution of Russian prose from the Romantic and realist nineteenth century to the social, psychological, and symbolist tensions of the early twentieth. Bringing together tales, sketches, and novelistic excerpts, it ranges from ironic satire and Gothic grotesque to peasant realism, moral parable, urban naturalism, and interior psychological drama. Canonical explorations of alienation, bureaucracy, faith, poverty, violence, and conscience stand beside less frequently anthologized work, making the volume a capacious map of Russia's literary imagination. Its contributors collectively trace the major currents that shaped Russian letters: Pushkin's foundational artistry, Gogolian social fantasy, the realist commitments associated with Turgenev and Tolstoy, Dostoyevskian spiritual and psychological inquiry, and the later critiques of autocracy, class, and modern dislocation voiced by writers including Gorky, Andreyev, Kuprin, and Sologub. Read under William Lyon Phelps's editorial auspices, these distinct voices reveal literature's engagement with imperial society, reform, revolution, and the contested meaning of the individual. This volume is especially rewarding for students and general readers seeking a single, intellectually rich introduction to Russian literature. Its varied forms and social perspectives invite comparison across generations, while the juxtaposition of celebrated and rediscovered writers fosters a sustained dialogue about art, ethics, and historical change.
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Best Russian Plays and Short Stories by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky, Gogol and many more (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
It is said that if you haven't read the great Russian playwrights and authors then you haven't read anything at all. This edition represents a collection of some of the greatest Russian plays and short stories:
Plays
The Inspector General
Savva
The Life of Man
Short Stories
The Queen of Spades
The Cloak
The District Doctor
The Christmas Tree And The Wedding
God Sees The Truth, But Waits
How A Muzhik Fed Two Officials
The Shades, A Phantasy
The Signal
The Darling
The Bet
Vanka
Hide And Seek
Dethroned
The Servant
One Autumn Night
Her Lover
Lazarus
The Revolutionist
The Outrage
An Honest Thief
A Novel in Nine Letters
An Unpleasant Predicament
Another Man's Wife
The Heavenly Christmas Tree
The Peasant Marey
The Crocodile
Bobok
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
Mumu
The Shot
St. John'S Eve
An Old Acquaintance
The Mantle
The Nose
Memoirs Of A Madman
A May Night
The Viy
Knock, Knock, Knock
The Inn
Lieutenant Yergunov's Story
The Dog
The Watch
Essays On Russian Novelists
Lectures On Russian Novelists