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Холостяк
A comedy by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883), originally published in 1849.
62 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1849
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Ivan Turgenev
1,862 books2,752 followersIvan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Cyrillic: Иван Сергеевич Тургенев) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist, and now ranks as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. His major works include the short-story collection A Sportsman’s Sketches (1852) and the novels Rudin (1856), Home of the Gentry (1859), On the Eve (1860), and Fathers and Sons (1862).
These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.
These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.
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August 6, 2020
«Холостяк» — самая первая пьеса Тургенева, поставленная на сцене. Цензурных замечаний почти не было, если не считать вольных слов Ивана по поводу крепостничества, изъятых из опубликованного в «Отечественных записках» варианта. Зритель должен был столкнуться с другой проблемой, скрывать которую не имелось необходимости. Об этом на протяжении первой половины века писали едва ли не все писатели того времени. Если говорить проще, то сколь не будь привлекательной внешности, на тебя всё равно не посмотрят, коли в кармане пусто, нет связей, браком никак не получится поправить положение в обществе. Успех к постановке быстро сменился ослаблением внимания, что принято связывать с нежеланием актёров сыграть хуже, нежели то сделали их предшественники в первых постановках. Критика пьесу встретила довольно благожелательно.
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(c) Trounin
April 22, 2022
English Translation: The Bachelor.
This Turgenev play manages to weave quite a tragicomic story involving adoption and marriage.
This Turgenev play manages to weave quite a tragicomic story involving adoption and marriage.
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