Project Gutenberg 2010-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 98 Persky, Serge 1870 1938 Eisemann, Frederick 13020230 Les maîtres du roman russe contemporain. English Contemporary Russian Novelists A brief survey of Russian literature -- Anton Tchekoff -- Valdimir Korolenko -- Vikenty Veressayev -- Maxim Gorky -- Leonid Andreyev -- Dmitry Merezhkovsky -- Alexander Kuprin -- Writers in vogue -- Notes. Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Contemporary Russian Novelists" by Serge Persky is a literary analysis written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a comprehensive overview of the landscape of modern Russian literature, aiming to enlighten readers on the prominent figures and themes that characterize this rich artistic tradition. The book delves into the influences of notable writers, such as Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky, highlighting their contributions and significance to the broader context of Russian novelists. The opening of the text presents a preface that outlines the author's intent to provide a reader-friendly exploration of Russian literature's contemporary state. Serge Persky emphasizes the importance of understanding historical background to appreciate modern Russian literary works fully. The beginning discusses how Russian literature has evolved and its unique traits, such as its realism and democratic ethos, distinguishing it from other European literature. The author also reflects on the impact of significant historical events on this literary progression, illustrating how modern writers navigate the complexities of societal issues and personal struggles in their narrative art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31503/31503-h/images/cover.jpg en Russian fiction -- History and criticism Novelists, Russian PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Russian Interest 471493 471502 2024-09-13T10:01:00.568347 2023-09-14T04:29:07.924935 text/html text/html 475561 2010-03-04T10:41:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 245154 2010-03-04T10:41:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 264636 2024-09-13T10:01:06.485391 application/epub+zip 268192 2024-09-13T10:01:01.492344 application/epub+zip 247357 2024-09-13T10:01:01.018373 application/epub+zip 394377 2024-09-13T10:01:10.539363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356517 2024-09-13T10:01:05.993311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335855 2022-09-14T12:11:39.605592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433323 433234 2024-09-13T10:00:59.868348 2023-09-14T04:29:07.281944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433105 2010-03-04T10:41:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166973 2010-03-04T10:41:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433105 2010-03-04T10:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166886 2010-03-04T10:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20836 2024-09-13T10:01:10.684301 application/rdf+xml 12266 2024-09-13T10:01:01.118347 image/jpeg 2066 2024-09-13T10:01:01.071350 image/jpeg 244122 2024-09-13T10:01:00.612415 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia