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Fathers and SonsIvan Sergeyevich Turgenev 1818 - 1883 Turgenev came from a wealthy landowning family of central Russia. ... They did not, however, approve of his masterpiece, Fathers and Sons (1862), and, stung by their criticism, Turgenev returned to France, where he had already spent most of his productive years as an intimate of Flaubert and de Maupassant. ... What Turgenev depicts in Fathers and Sons in the the character of Bazarov, Eugene Rose (Father Seraphim) explicitly describes in his work Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age. ... " At the outset of Fathers and Sons, the reader meets the two young men as Arkadys father, NikoIai Petrovich, welcomes them home from Arkadys final year at the university. ... Like Nikolai Petrovich, old Vassily Ivanovich defers, publicly, to his sons contemporary views; but privately he maintains his devotion to the life in the Church. ... We find no such positive examples for parents in the fathers of Turgenevs novel. ... A Timely and Timeless Fathers Day Classic The most prolific genre of books being published today is that of the self-help book filled with advice on everything - from how to be a better manager, or a better parent or student to how to acquire a healthier lifestyle, wealth and success or improve personal relationships. ... A century and a half later, Ivan Turgenevs 1862 novel, "Fathers and Sons" is still the most eloquent and illuminating portrayal of generational conflict, of the clash between the old and the new, between fathers and sons. Taking a special look at it on this Fathers Day and realizing that this conflict is nothing new but has existed for centuries may bring a certain amount of comfort and greater understanding of it. ... It is irrelevant to us to know of the seismic reaction "Fathers and Sons" caused in Russia at the time of its publication. ... As the critic Alan Hodge commented, Turgenevs "supreme interest lay in people, not in opinions and "Fathers and Sons" is not a study in the doctrine of Nihilism". The author reaches beyond the conflict between fathers and sons into human relationships and the influence we all have on each others lives. ... Intelligent & Well-Written Yet Flawed "Fathers and Sons" might be Turgenevs most referred to piece of work. ... "Fathers and Sons" is an enjoyable read. ... Fathers and Sons achieves that very well, pitting old Muscovite traditions against the new Western ideas. ... A masterpiece of poetic realism, Fathers and Sons received an unusually stormy reception upon its publication in 1861. ... -Bazarov in Fathers and Sons Ivan Turgenev is probably the most Western and democratic of all the Russian authors; perhaps that is why Fathers and Sons has always seemed to me the most accessible of the great Russian novels. ... Fathers and Sons resoundingly answers the first criticism and the central character, Bazarov, at least partially answers the second. ... Synopsis This "Critical Edition" of "Fathers and Sons", translated and edited by Michael R. Katz, is accompanied by a selection of Turgenevs letters, illustrating his involvement in the critical storm that surrounded "Fathers and Sons" upon its publication in 1862. ... An impressive piece of Russian literature which offers an interesting alternative to works by Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky, Fathers and Sons provides a story of people, and of relationships in a crucial period of Russias history prior to the revolution and many readers will note the underlying themes of the book as telling us as much about Imperial society as about Turgenevs storytelling technique. ... An impressive piece of Russian literature which offers an interesting alternative to works by Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky, Fathers and Sons provides a story of people, and of relationships in a crucial period of Russias history prior to the revolution and many readers will note the underlying themes of the book as telling us as much about Imperial society as about Turgenevs storytelling technique. Customer Review #2: Fathers and Sons (Oxford Worlds Classics) Not as heavy going as you think. ... Customer Review #3: Fathers and Sons (Oxford Worlds Classics) surprisingly easy-to-read This book was a set text on my comparative fiction course at university - it took barely a day to complete. ... In 1861 Turgenevs great novel Fathers and Sons was published in St. ... Here we see his masterpiece "Fathers and Sons" which I personally came across through the recommendation of a close friend. ... In "Fathers and Sons" he focuses on every characters humanity and principles, then lets it all play out with such craft and unmistakable skill. ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fathers and Sons (Oxford Worlds Classics) > Customer Review #2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Still modern after all these years In Turgenevs Fathers and Sons, as in most of Chekhov, nothing much really happens. ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fathers and Sons (Oxford Worlds Classics) > Customer Review #3: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intelligent and Well-Written Yet Flawed "Fathers and Sons" might be Turgenevs most referred to piece of work. ... "Fathers and Sons" is an enjoyable read. ... (in the 1850s) It has some interesting descriptions of Russian family life, the life of the peasantry and how the younger generation interacted with the older generation (hence the title, "Fathers and Sons" although the original Russian is called "Fathers and Children"). ... In Turgenevs Fathers and Sons, as in most of Chekhov, nothing much really happens. |
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