Author: IVAN SERGEEVICH TURGENEV
Title: Faust
Description: Hesperus, 2003. Paperback. Pp: 92. In this rediscovered literary gem, Turgenev explores the elusive nature of love, suggesting that with the loss of love comes a sense of resignation"and the conviction that the essence of life lies in self¯"“denial. It is published here with the short story Yakov Pasynkov. Foreword by Simon Callow. In a series of letters to a friend, the narrator relates how he has managed to convince a married woman"hitherto shielded from the powerful effects of poetry and fiction"of the importance of developing the imagination. By introducing her to Goethe`s masterpiece, he sets in motion a chain of crucial events. In this poetic exploration of spiritual awakening, Turgenev demonstrates his preoccupation with the culture of Western Europe and the nature of human relations. Ivan Turgenev (1818¯"“1883) was a Russian novelist and playwright, who spent much of his life in Western Europe. His writing profoundly affected the course of European literature. ISBN: 9781843910435. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781843910435
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Title: Faust
Description: Hesperus, 2003. Paperback. Pp: 92. In this rediscovered literary gem, Turgenev explores the elusive nature of love, suggesting that with the loss of love comes a sense of resignation"and the conviction that the essence of life lies in self¯"“denial. It is published here with the short story Yakov Pasynkov. Foreword by Simon Callow. In a series of letters to a friend, the narrator relates how he has managed to convince a married woman"hitherto shielded from the powerful effects of poetry and fiction"of the importance of developing the imagination. By introducing her to Goethe`s masterpiece, he sets in motion a chain of crucial events. In this poetic exploration of spiritual awakening, Turgenev demonstrates his preoccupation with the culture of Western Europe and the nature of human relations. Ivan Turgenev (1818¯"“1883) was a Russian novelist and playwright, who spent much of his life in Western Europe. His writing profoundly affected the course of European literature. ISBN: 9781843910435. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781843910435
Price: EUR 7.00 = appr. US$ 7.61 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2420601
- Book number: 2420601
See more books from our catalog: Novels