Literary-Blog
The Landlady
Compelled by an unforeseen circumstance to vacate his mediocre, yet comfortable lodging, the young man in today’s passage finds himself wandering the streets of St. Petersburg searching for an inexpensive...
The Landlady
Compelled by an unforeseen circumstance to vacate his mediocre, yet comfortable lodging, the young man in today’s passage finds himself wandering the streets of St. Petersburg searching for an inexpensive...
"Suffering prepared him for death."
Vladimir Nabokov described Tolstoy as a restless soul torn between desires for physical gratification and super sensitive feelings of right and wrong. Within that one body there were two Tolstoys;...
"Suffering prepared him for death."
Vladimir Nabokov described Tolstoy as a restless soul torn between desires for physical gratification and super sensitive feelings of right and wrong. Within that one body there were two Tolstoys;...
"..timid...as a provincial petitioner "
What I find most enjoyable when reading the works of nineteenth century Russian writers is how they so masterfully combine literary devices and well-place punctuations to vividly create characters, settings...
"..timid...as a provincial petitioner "
What I find most enjoyable when reading the works of nineteenth century Russian writers is how they so masterfully combine literary devices and well-place punctuations to vividly create characters, settings...
Most extraordinary...were the eyes;
“The Portrait” by Nikolai Gogol is a traditional ghost story. A young artist purchases a mysterious portrait from the owner of a Saint Petersburg art shop. After taking the portrait home...
Most extraordinary...were the eyes;
“The Portrait” by Nikolai Gogol is a traditional ghost story. A young artist purchases a mysterious portrait from the owner of a Saint Petersburg art shop. After taking the portrait home...
"I love to see the face of Beauty"
Instead of a passage from a nineteenth century Russian novel or story, today’s blog is four stanzas from a poem by Fyodor Tyutchev, a lesser known contemporary of Aleksandr Pushkin....
"I love to see the face of Beauty"
Instead of a passage from a nineteenth century Russian novel or story, today’s blog is four stanzas from a poem by Fyodor Tyutchev, a lesser known contemporary of Aleksandr Pushkin....
"..a society accustomed to slavery..justifies i...
Today’s passage is from “What Is To Be Done” a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoi in which he describes the social conditions in nineteenth century Russia. In writing this book...
"..a society accustomed to slavery..justifies i...
Today’s passage is from “What Is To Be Done” a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoi in which he describes the social conditions in nineteenth century Russia. In writing this book...