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A Hero of Our Time (Evergreens)
Mikhail Lermontov
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Description for A Hero of Our Time (Evergreens)
Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, this edition includes Princess Ligovskaya Translator(s): Cornwell, Neil; Parker, Martin. Series: Evergreens. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
On his travels through the wild mountainous terrain of the Caucasus, the narrator of A Hero of Our Time chances upon the veteran soldier and storyteller Maxim Maximych, who relates to him the dubious exploits of his former comrade Pechorin. Engaging in various acts of duelling, contraband, abduction and seduction, Pechorin, an archetypal Byronic anti-hero, combines cynicism and arrogance with melancholy and sensitivity. Causing an uproar in Russia when it was first published in 1840, Lermontov's brilliant, seminal study of contemporary society and the nihilistic aspect of Romanticism - accompanied here by the unfinished novel Princess Ligovskaya ... Read more
On his travels through the wild mountainous terrain of the Caucasus, the narrator of A Hero of Our Time chances upon the veteran soldier and storyteller Maxim Maximych, who relates to him the dubious exploits of his former comrade Pechorin. Engaging in various acts of duelling, contraband, abduction and seduction, Pechorin, an archetypal Byronic anti-hero, combines cynicism and arrogance with melancholy and sensitivity. Causing an uproar in Russia when it was first published in 1840, Lermontov's brilliant, seminal study of contemporary society and the nihilistic aspect of Romanticism - accompanied here by the unfinished novel Princess Ligovskaya ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Evergreens
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847495761
SKU
V9781847495761
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About Mikhail Lermontov
A soldier in the Russian army stationed in the Caucasus, Mikhail Lermontov (1814-41) became a hugely famous and influential Romantic poet. His life was cut short in a duel with a fellow officer.
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