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卮丕賴 賱蹖乇 丕爻鬲倬鈥屬囏�
卮丕賴 賱蹖乇 丕爻鬲倬鈥屬囏� 胤亘毓鈥屫⒇操呚й屰� 丕蹖賵丕賳 鬲賵乇诏賳蹖賮 丕爻鬲 亘賴 爻亘讴 卮讴爻倬蹖乇貨 乇賵丕蹖鬲诏乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲乇丿蹖 丿乇 丕爻鬲倬鈥屬囏й� 乇賵爻蹖賴 讴賴 乇賵夭诏丕乇蹖 孬乇賵鬲賲賳丿 賵 氐丕丨亘鈥屬嗁佡堌� 亘賵丿賴貙 丕賲丕 丕讴賳賵賳 倬蹖乇 賵 鬲賳賴丕爻鬲 賵 賴賲趩賵賳 卮丕賴 賱蹖乇 丿乇 鬲賱丕卮 丕爻鬲 鬲丕 賲毓賳丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵 毓卮賯 丕夭丿爻鬲鈥屫辟佖団€屫ж� 乇丕 亘丕夭蹖丕亘丿. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 乇賵丕亘胤 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 賲蹖丕賳 賲乇丿 賵 丿賵 丿禺鬲乇卮 乇丕 亘賴 鬲氐賵蹖乇 賲蹖鈥屭┴簇� 丿禺鬲乇丕賳蹖 讴賴 賴乇讴丿丕賲 亘賴鈥屬嗁堌观� 亘丕毓孬 卮讴爻鬲 乇賵丨蹖 丕賵 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀�. 鬲賵乇诏賳蹖賮 鬲氐賵蹖乇蹖 毓賲蹖賯 丕夭 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖貙 倬卮蹖賲丕賳蹖貙 賵 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丕賳爻丕賳 丕乇丕卅賴 賲蹖鈥屫囏�.
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1870
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Ivan Turgenev
1,691听books2,602听followersIvan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Cyrillic: 袠胁邪薪 小械褉谐械械胁懈褔 孝褍褉谐械薪械胁) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist, and now ranks as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. His major works include the short-story collection A Sportsman鈥檚 Sketches (1852) and the novels Rudin (1856), Home of the Gentry (1859), On the Eve (1860), and Fathers and Sons (1862).
These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.
These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.
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October 8, 2017
鈥淯na sera d鈥檌nverno eravamo riuniti in sei presso un vecchio amico, compagno d鈥檜niversit脿, e parlavamo di Shakespeare e delle sue meravigliose creazioni, di quei suoi personaggi poderosi che rappresentano cos矛 mirabilmente la natura umana, cos矛 pieni di verit脿 e di freschezza, che ciascuno di noi ricordava di aver incontrato in vita sua un Amleto, un Otello, un Falstaff.
Ed io, signori miei 鈥揹isse il nostro ospite, un uomo gi脿 attempato- io ho conosciuto un Re Lear.
Come! Un Re Lear! 鈥揺sclamammo noi alquanto sorpresi.
Proprio cos矛; e se volete vi racconter貌 la sua storia.
Fateci questo piacere 鈥損regammo noi; e il nostro amico cominci貌 subito a raccontare.鈥�
Cos矛 inizia questo bel racconto dove si incontrano l鈥橭ttocento russo, in particolare la scrittura limpida e meravigliosa di Turgenev, con il genio di Shakespeare. Non sar脿 un capolavoro, forse per Turgenev 猫 stato un鈥檈sercitazione, un gioco鈥� per貌 猫 un gran bel leggere
Ed io, signori miei 鈥揹isse il nostro ospite, un uomo gi脿 attempato- io ho conosciuto un Re Lear.
Come! Un Re Lear! 鈥揺sclamammo noi alquanto sorpresi.
Proprio cos矛; e se volete vi racconter貌 la sua storia.
Fateci questo piacere 鈥損regammo noi; e il nostro amico cominci貌 subito a raccontare.鈥�
Cos矛 inizia questo bel racconto dove si incontrano l鈥橭ttocento russo, in particolare la scrittura limpida e meravigliosa di Turgenev, con il genio di Shakespeare. Non sar脿 un capolavoro, forse per Turgenev 猫 stato un鈥檈sercitazione, un gioco鈥� per貌 猫 un gran bel leggere
March 17, 2025
匕賱鬲 毓賯丕亘鈥� 倬蹖乇:
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賴乇趩賳丿 賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 胤乇賮丿丕乇 趩賳蹖賳 丕賯鬲亘丕爻鈥屬囏й屰� 賳蹖爻鬲賲 賵 賴賲蹖卮賴 賲鬲賳 丕氐賱蹖 乇丕 鬲乇噩蹖丨 賲蹖鈥屫囐� 賵 禺亘 倬乇 賵丕囟丨 丕爻鬲 讴賴 卮讴爻倬蹖乇 亘禺丕胤乇 賱丨賳卮 賲毓乇賵賮 丕爻鬲 賵 丌賳 禺胤丕亘賴鈥屬囏й� 卮丕賴讴丕乇卮貙 亘賳丕亘乇丕蹖賳 賵賯鬲蹖 賯乇丕乇 亘丕卮丿 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丌賳 丕賱诏賵亘乇丿丕乇蹖 卮賵丿 亘禺氐賵氐 丿乇 丕亘毓丕丿 讴賵趩讴鈥屫必� 賯丕亘賱 丨丿爻 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賳賴丕蹖鬲 亘丕 蹖讴 丨讴丕蹖鬲 賳蹖賲賴 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 胤乇賮 禺賵丕賴蹖賲 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕賱亘鬲賴 鬲賵乇诏賳蹖賮 賴賲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賮乇丕鬲乇 賳賲蹖鈥屫辟堌�. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賵噩賵丿 亘賵賲蹖鈥屫池ж槽� 禺賵亘蹖 氐賵乇鬲 賲蹖鈥屭屫必� 賵 丿蹖丕賱賵诏鈥屬囏� 丕賮乇丕胤蹖 賵 睾蹖乇賵丕賯毓蹖 亘賳馗乇 賳賲蹖鈥屫必迟嗀�. 賲丨丿賵丿蹖鬲 讴丕乇丕讴鬲乇賴丕 卮賲丕蹖 讴賱蹖 丕孬乇 卮讴爻倬蹖乇 乇丕 丨賮馗 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 丕夭 鬲亘丿蹖賱 卮丿賳卮 亘賴 丕孬乇蹖 賳氐蹖丨鬲 讴賳賳丿賴 賵 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 賳趩爻亘 丿乇 丕賲丕賳 賳诏賴 賲蹖鈥屫ж辟嗀�.
亘丕 丕蹖賳 賵噩賵丿 賴蹖趩鈥屭з� 毓賲賯 卮丕賴 賱蹖乇 卮讴爻倬蹖乇 乇丕 賱賲爻 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賵 鬲丕孬蹖乇蹖 賲丕賳賳丿 丌賳 賳丿丕乇賳丿.
丕賲丕 賳孬乇 爻丕丿賴 賵 卮賮丕賮 賵 鬲賵氐蹖賮丕鬲 賲賱丕蹖賲 鬲賵乇诏賳蹖賮 賳蹖夭 噩賱賵蹖 賲賱丕賱鈥屫①堌臂� 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屭屫必�. 倬爻 卮丕蹖丿 亘毓賳賵丕賳 噩賲毓鈥屫ㄙ嗀� 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 丌賳 亘毓賳賵丕賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 夭蹖亘丕蹖 鬲讴 賳卮爻鬲蹖 賲賳丕爻亘 賲鬲乇賵 蹖丕 賲爻丕賮乇鬲 賳丕賲 亘乇丿.
丕賯鬲亘丕爻 爻丕丿賴鈥屰� 乇賵爻蹖 賵 乇賵爻鬲丕蹖蹖 鬲賵乇诏賳蹖賮 丕夭 丕孬乇 爻鬲乇诏 卮讴爻倬蹖乇貙 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖丕賲蹖 讴賴 賮乇氐鬲 賵 鬲賲乇讴夭 禺賵丕賳丿賳 讴賲 丕爻鬲貙 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賲賳丕爻亘蹖 丕爻鬲.
賴乇趩賳丿 賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 胤乇賮丿丕乇 趩賳蹖賳 丕賯鬲亘丕爻鈥屬囏й屰� 賳蹖爻鬲賲 賵 賴賲蹖卮賴 賲鬲賳 丕氐賱蹖 乇丕 鬲乇噩蹖丨 賲蹖鈥屫囐� 賵 禺亘 倬乇 賵丕囟丨 丕爻鬲 讴賴 卮讴爻倬蹖乇 亘禺丕胤乇 賱丨賳卮 賲毓乇賵賮 丕爻鬲 賵 丌賳 禺胤丕亘賴鈥屬囏й� 卮丕賴讴丕乇卮貙 亘賳丕亘乇丕蹖賳 賵賯鬲蹖 賯乇丕乇 亘丕卮丿 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丌賳 丕賱诏賵亘乇丿丕乇蹖 卮賵丿 亘禺氐賵氐 丿乇 丕亘毓丕丿 讴賵趩讴鈥屫必� 賯丕亘賱 丨丿爻 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賳賴丕蹖鬲 亘丕 蹖讴 丨讴丕蹖鬲 賳蹖賲賴 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 胤乇賮 禺賵丕賴蹖賲 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕賱亘鬲賴 鬲賵乇诏賳蹖賮 賴賲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賮乇丕鬲乇 賳賲蹖鈥屫辟堌�. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賵噩賵丿 亘賵賲蹖鈥屫池ж槽� 禺賵亘蹖 氐賵乇鬲 賲蹖鈥屭屫必� 賵 丿蹖丕賱賵诏鈥屬囏� 丕賮乇丕胤蹖 賵 睾蹖乇賵丕賯毓蹖 亘賳馗乇 賳賲蹖鈥屫必迟嗀�. 賲丨丿賵丿蹖鬲 讴丕乇丕讴鬲乇賴丕 卮賲丕蹖 讴賱蹖 丕孬乇 卮讴爻倬蹖乇 乇丕 丨賮馗 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 丕夭 鬲亘丿蹖賱 卮丿賳卮 亘賴 丕孬乇蹖 賳氐蹖丨鬲 讴賳賳丿賴 賵 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 賳趩爻亘 丿乇 丕賲丕賳 賳诏賴 賲蹖鈥屫ж辟嗀�.
亘丕 丕蹖賳 賵噩賵丿 賴蹖趩鈥屭з� 毓賲賯 卮丕賴 賱蹖乇 卮讴爻倬蹖乇 乇丕 賱賲爻 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賵 鬲丕孬蹖乇蹖 賲丕賳賳丿 丌賳 賳丿丕乇賳丿.
丕賲丕 賳孬乇 爻丕丿賴 賵 卮賮丕賮 賵 鬲賵氐蹖賮丕鬲 賲賱丕蹖賲 鬲賵乇诏賳蹖賮 賳蹖夭 噩賱賵蹖 賲賱丕賱鈥屫①堌臂� 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屭屫必�. 倬爻 卮丕蹖丿 亘毓賳賵丕賳 噩賲毓鈥屫ㄙ嗀� 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 丌賳 亘毓賳賵丕賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 夭蹖亘丕蹖 鬲讴 賳卮爻鬲蹖 賲賳丕爻亘 賲鬲乇賵 蹖丕 賲爻丕賮乇鬲 賳丕賲 亘乇丿.
June 9, 2023
Questo racconto lungo scritto da Ivan Turgenev [1818-1883] nel 1870 ripete, ambientandola nella steppa russa, la nota tragedia di William Shakespeare: non ho letto la versione originale di Shakespeare per poter confrontare le due opere ma 猫 indubbio che Turgenev spargendo le sue pagine di un sottofondo poetico e di descrizioni della campagna russa nel susseguirsi delle stagioni, come 猫 sua caratteristica, senza nulla togliere alla potenza del racconto, lo riveste di un鈥檃ura di malinconia bucolica e sottile ironia per cui soltanto nelle pagine finali il dramma esplode nella sua pi霉 tragica espressione mettendo a nudo, nel compiersi della catastrofe, sentimenti repressi, disperazione e rovina.
June 13, 2021
I think Shakespeare inspired Turgenev to write this novel.. It is based on Shakespeare鈥檚 King Lear. But it is set up in the Russian countryside. I like, how Turgenev describes life of different layers of society in that time. How reach people are proud of their position.
Kharkov - the main character is strong man. He has 2 daughters. One, Anna is married and another is about to get married. He is stubborn and doesn鈥檛 listen to advices of anyone.
Kharkov decides, that he needs to retire, that his death is near and he wants to divide his property between his daughter.. (although his friends and associates advise not to do so).
Later he gets kicked out from his own house by his daughters and son-in-law..
And at the end is a tragical final鈥�
But to be honest - it was what I was expected..
Kharkov - the main character is strong man. He has 2 daughters. One, Anna is married and another is about to get married. He is stubborn and doesn鈥檛 listen to advices of anyone.
Kharkov decides, that he needs to retire, that his death is near and he wants to divide his property between his daughter.. (although his friends and associates advise not to do so).
Later he gets kicked out from his own house by his daughters and son-in-law..
And at the end is a tragical final鈥�
But to be honest - it was what I was expected..
August 15, 2019
Bozk谋rda Bir Kral Lear'谋, K谋rm谋z谋 Kedi'den okudum. Bu bask谋da Turgenyev'in ayn谋 isimli ve Asya isimli iki 枚yk眉s眉ne yer verilmi艧. 陌ki 枚yk眉 de Rus klasikleri okuyanlar谋n a艧ina olacaklar谋 cinsten diyebilirim.
Bozk谋rda Bir Kral Lear, isminden de anla艧谋labilece臒i 眉zere Shakespeare'in Kral Lear'谋n谋n Rus bozk谋r谋na uyarlanm谋艧 hali. Yine de birebir ayn谋s谋 oldu臒unu s枚ylemek m眉mk眉n de臒il; 枚rne臒in, en k眉莽眉k k谋z karde艧 Cordelia'ya benzer bir karakter yok. Kral Lear, favori Shakespeare oyunlar谋mdan olmamakla birlikte Turgenyev uyarlamas谋n谋 severek okudu臒umu s枚yleyebilirim. Asya oyunu da belirtti臒im gibi tipik bir Rus 枚yk眉s眉yd眉; ancak onu di臒er 枚yk眉 kadar sevdi臒imi s枚yleyemem.
Bozk谋rda Bir Kral Lear, isminden de anla艧谋labilece臒i 眉zere Shakespeare'in Kral Lear'谋n谋n Rus bozk谋r谋na uyarlanm谋艧 hali. Yine de birebir ayn谋s谋 oldu臒unu s枚ylemek m眉mk眉n de臒il; 枚rne臒in, en k眉莽眉k k谋z karde艧 Cordelia'ya benzer bir karakter yok. Kral Lear, favori Shakespeare oyunlar谋mdan olmamakla birlikte Turgenyev uyarlamas谋n谋 severek okudu臒umu s枚yleyebilirim. Asya oyunu da belirtti臒im gibi tipik bir Rus 枚yk眉s眉yd眉; ancak onu di臒er 枚yk眉 kadar sevdi臒imi s枚yleyemem.
March 6, 2014
Opening: We were a party of six, gathered together one evening at the house of an old college friend.
The link:
Megatherium
Polyphemus
Two daughters instead of three, namely Anna Martinovna and Evlampia. This story also features Bitchkov and Zhitkov. No comment.
Some beautiful descriptions but is it me or do others feel this a pointless exercise. Dut-Doo. Next.
5* Fathers and Sons
3* First Love
3* Spring Torrents
3* House of the Gentry
4* Rudin
2* A Lear of the Steppes
It appears I find his short stories/novellas rather bog standard.
The link:
Megatherium PolyphemusTwo daughters instead of three, namely Anna Martinovna and Evlampia. This story also features Bitchkov and Zhitkov. No comment.
Some beautiful descriptions but is it me or do others feel this a pointless exercise. Dut-Doo. Next.
5* Fathers and Sons
3* First Love
3* Spring Torrents
3* House of the Gentry
4* Rudin
2* A Lear of the Steppes
It appears I find his short stories/novellas rather bog standard.
October 23, 2015
陌ngiliz yazar William Shakespeare'谋n "Kral Lear" isimli trajedisinin rus edebiyat谋ndaki kar艧谋l谋臒谋 say谋labilir. Her iki 枚yk眉de de 莽ocuklar谋n谋n babalar谋n谋 d眉艧眉rd眉kleri g眉莽 durum anlat谋lmaktad谋r. K谋zlar谋na g眉venen babalar谋n, ve bu g眉veni bo艧a 莽谋karan k谋zlar谋n hikayesidir. Hikayenin ba艧kahraman谋 martin petrovi莽'in heybeti ile d眉艧t眉臒眉 ac谋kl谋 durum 枚yle tezatt谋r ki, 艧ayet b枚yle bir a艧a臒谋lanma kar艧谋s谋nda okur olarak kendinizi kapt谋rd谋ysan谋z kitaba, k谋zlar谋na bir kamyon k眉f眉r sarfedebilirsiniz, bu kitapta bunu tecr眉be ettim. 陌yi okumalar...
July 1, 2018
Bu kitaptan 枚臒rendi臒im iki 艧ey var. 陌lki 枚lmeden mal谋n谋 m眉lk眉n眉 kimseye verme. 陌kincisi ise Lanner <3
October 8, 2018
3.5/5
*Read for class.
I actually enjoyed it, seeing the parallels with Shakespeare's King Lear (duh, the title gives it away). But still, I was a little bit surprised by the ending and a bit sad. But I'm glad I've read it. I hope we get to discuss it in class, at least a little bit.
*Read for class.
I actually enjoyed it, seeing the parallels with Shakespeare's King Lear (duh, the title gives it away). But still, I was a little bit surprised by the ending and a bit sad. But I'm glad I've read it. I hope we get to discuss it in class, at least a little bit.
August 25, 2021
Un re pu貌 celarsi in tutti, cos矛 come la bont脿 e l鈥檌nvidia, la gelosia e la gola鈥�
In questo piccolo romanzo, che della penna di Turgenev conserva tutto il malinconico sapore, troviamo un po鈥� di tutto, dall鈥檃more incondizionato per la propria immagine, allo struggimento pietoso per ci貌 che si 猫 perduto.
In poche pagine abbiamo un racconto vivido di una Russia che sa鈥� di leggenda; una prosa elegante travestita da racconto popolare d鈥檕steria
In questo piccolo romanzo, che della penna di Turgenev conserva tutto il malinconico sapore, troviamo un po鈥� di tutto, dall鈥檃more incondizionato per la propria immagine, allo struggimento pietoso per ci貌 che si 猫 perduto.
In poche pagine abbiamo un racconto vivido di una Russia che sa鈥� di leggenda; una prosa elegante travestita da racconto popolare d鈥檕steria
April 18, 2022
A pessimistic study of folly, viciousness, destruction. A bleak world lacking even the grace Cordelia brings.
April 24, 2024
Read in Dutch, when I was 17. Didn't impress my much. I read better books by Turgenev, later on. Maybe ought to try a reread.
March 31, 2021
"Eu ainda n茫o sabia que um ressentimento t茫o insuport谩vel pode por vezes ser provocado por uma recrimina莽茫o vazia, mesmo quando prov茅m de l谩bios desprez铆veis"
"- N茫o o trouxe. N茫o tem como trazer.
- Por que isso? O senhor o viu?
- Vi.
- O que aconteceu com ele? Um choque?
- De modo algum. N茫o aconteceu nada.
- Ent茫o por que o senhor n茫o o trouxe?
- Porque ele est谩 pondo a casa abaixo."
"- N茫o o trouxe. N茫o tem como trazer.
- Por que isso? O senhor o viu?
- Vi.
- O que aconteceu com ele? Um choque?
- De modo algum. N茫o aconteceu nada.
- Ent茫o por que o senhor n茫o o trouxe?
- Porque ele est谩 pondo a casa abaixo."
January 4, 2020
A very Russian take on King Lear... whenever I finish any Russian novel/novella/short story I鈥檓 somehow always left staring out of a window contemplating what it means to be alive and what it means to be human. But who has time for existential dread when the world is so beautiful and green and bright. It鈥檚 those two conflicting feelings after reading Russian literature that make me come back every time.
November 1, 2015
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4* On the Eve
4* Fathers and Sons
3* Spring Torrents
2* A Lear of the Steppes
TR Virgin Soil
TR A House of Gentlefolk
TR First Love
TR The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
TR Sketches from a Hunter's Album
TR A Tour in the Forest
4* On the Eve
4* Fathers and Sons
3* Spring Torrents
2* A Lear of the Steppes
TR Virgin Soil
TR A House of Gentlefolk
TR First Love
TR The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
TR Sketches from a Hunter's Album
TR A Tour in the Forest
November 28, 2021
Gr膩mat膩 iek募auti sekojo拧i st膩sti un noveles (ar blakus pievienotu ori模in膩lo nosaukumu):
厂补辫苍颈蝉/小芯薪
Leitnanta Jergunova st膩sts/袠褋褌芯褉懈褟 谢械泄褌械薪邪薪褌邪 袝褉谐褍薪芯胁邪
叠谤颈驳补诲颈别谤颈蝉/袘褉懈谐邪写懈褉
狈别濒补颈尘墨驳腻/袧械褋褔邪褋褌薪邪褟
D墨vains gad墨jums/小褌褉邪薪薪邪褟 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟
Stepes karalis L墨rs/小褌械锌薪芯泄 泻芯褉芯谢锟斤拷 袥懈褉
笔耻濒办蝉迟别苍颈蝉/效邪褋褘
厂耻苍蝉/小芯斜邪泻邪
T膿va Alekseja st膩sts/袪邪褋褋泻邪蟹 芯褌褑邪 袗谢械泻褋械褟
P膿c n膩ves/袩芯褋谢械 褋屑械褉褌懈
厂补辫苍颈蝉/小芯薪
Leitnanta Jergunova st膩sts/袠褋褌芯褉懈褟 谢械泄褌械薪邪薪褌邪 袝褉谐褍薪芯胁邪
叠谤颈驳补诲颈别谤颈蝉/袘褉懈谐邪写懈褉
狈别濒补颈尘墨驳腻/袧械褋褔邪褋褌薪邪褟
D墨vains gad墨jums/小褌褉邪薪薪邪褟 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟
Stepes karalis L墨rs/小褌械锌薪芯泄 泻芯褉芯谢锟斤拷 袥懈褉
笔耻濒办蝉迟别苍颈蝉/效邪褋褘
厂耻苍蝉/小芯斜邪泻邪
T膿va Alekseja st膩sts/袪邪褋褋泻邪蟹 芯褌褑邪 袗谢械泻褋械褟
P膿c n膩ves/袩芯褋谢械 褋屑械褉褌懈
August 24, 2019
A novella loosely based on Shakespeare鈥檚 King Lear. Set in the Russian countryside, the story is vividly described. It鈥檚 about the huge, strong Kharlov. Kharlov has two daughters and a good sized property. He is not the friendliest of men, stubborn and prone to not listen to advice. One daughter marries and the other remains single. Kharlov gets it into his head that he should retire and gift his property and material possessions to his two daughters. He does so contrary to the advice of his friends and associates. Like in King Lear, the daughters force Kharlov鈥檚 out of what was his house. From here the story varies from Shakespeare鈥檚 King Lear. An entertaining, worthwhile read.
Jane Smiley鈥檚 鈥楢 Thousand Acres鈥� is a loosely based novel on Shakespeare鈥檚 King Lear and is a very good , recommended read. (A Thousand Acres won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize and the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award).
Jane Smiley鈥檚 鈥楢 Thousand Acres鈥� is a loosely based novel on Shakespeare鈥檚 King Lear and is a very good , recommended read. (A Thousand Acres won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize and the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award).
April 11, 2021
Shakespeare inspirou a tantos. O rei Lear foi a fonte do enorme, belo e profundo Ran, dirigido por Akira Kurosawa. Do mesmo mesmo, pelo visto parece que os russos do s茅culo XIX beberam muito no autor ingl锚s. Lembro, por exemplo, do Lady Macbeth do Distrito de Mtzensk, do Leskov, al茅m de um conto do pr贸prio Turgueniev - Hamlet do Distrito de Schigr铆 -, e seu famoso ensaio Hamlet e Dom Quixote, que pode ser encontrado sem maiores dificuldades na internet.
O narrador - j谩 um adulto em idade avan莽ada - talvez tenha algo que se assemelha 脿 vida do pr贸prio Turgueniev: lembra de fatos de quando era um adolescente, que passava os dias a ca莽ar sem maiores preocupa莽玫es na propriedade da m茫e, uma personalidade forte e dominadora. Mas n茫o 茅 isso o que 茅 verdadeiramente importante, mas a rela莽茫o entre pais e filhos, outra quest茫o mais ou menos frequente em suas obras. Aqui um mujique bastante abastado resolve, em um certo momento da vida, (possivelmente assustado com a perspectiva da morte) doar os seus bens para as suas duas filhas. 脡 um mujique que acumulou uma razo谩vel riqueza material, mas que s贸 vai alcan莽ar a sabedoria tarde demais.
Como no Lear original, as coisas n茫o v茫o bem, e mais ou menos se repete a frustra莽茫o pelo que fez. O narrador, filho de uma rica propriet谩ria, 茅 um observador do que acontece,
H谩 trag茅dia, mas, como em Shakespeare, temperada pelo pat茅tico, Diferentemente, por茅m, a mais resigna莽茫o aqui.
O narrador - j谩 um adulto em idade avan莽ada - talvez tenha algo que se assemelha 脿 vida do pr贸prio Turgueniev: lembra de fatos de quando era um adolescente, que passava os dias a ca莽ar sem maiores preocupa莽玫es na propriedade da m茫e, uma personalidade forte e dominadora. Mas n茫o 茅 isso o que 茅 verdadeiramente importante, mas a rela莽茫o entre pais e filhos, outra quest茫o mais ou menos frequente em suas obras. Aqui um mujique bastante abastado resolve, em um certo momento da vida, (possivelmente assustado com a perspectiva da morte) doar os seus bens para as suas duas filhas. 脡 um mujique que acumulou uma razo谩vel riqueza material, mas que s贸 vai alcan莽ar a sabedoria tarde demais.
Como no Lear original, as coisas n茫o v茫o bem, e mais ou menos se repete a frustra莽茫o pelo que fez. O narrador, filho de uma rica propriet谩ria, 茅 um observador do que acontece,
H谩 trag茅dia, mas, como em Shakespeare, temperada pelo pat茅tico, Diferentemente, por茅m, a mais resigna莽茫o aqui.
April 1, 2018
Although the writing is quite beautiful and the story is a good one (the title tells you exactly what to expect)... I just never connected well with any of the characters. Nothing about the story surprised me, and I wasn't sad when the book was finished. I think I will have forgotten it by the time I finish my next book.
February 19, 2023
Very good build up, makes you wonder whats going to come next so actually quite a page turner. Like a russian classics there has been such a good description of the different characters in the book and storyline itself was very strong.
I really enjoyed this story!
I really enjoyed this story!
November 19, 2024
okay mr. ivan! not the best thing i've ever read but it was an interesting read
March 2, 2018
I'm on a King Lear kick right now, so read this late in his career novella by Turgenev. Yes, "loosely based" - for example, only 2 daughters. Lots of 19th C performances of the play did not have the whole family dead at the end, so that works here as well - only some of them die.
What is most disturbing here is the frequent appearance of Russian anti-Semitism. The s-in-l is often referred to in various derogatory ways as a Jew. And made clear that it is "in his nature". Ivan may have stood up for the serfs, but he still had some deplorable Russian prejudices. Lithuanians and Poles come in for a bit as well - but Swedes (as in the KL character here) seem to be OK. Shades of 2018!
The novella is often part of various Turgenev collections, and I read a stand alone ebook version of this. Delphi Classics - about 1/3 of the content was given over to advertising their classic collections. But at $0.99, no complaints. Not the cleanest text (large spaces between words on occasion made the text less "flowing"), it was not horrible either.
There is better Turgenev to read out there - unless you're on a Lear kick.....
What is most disturbing here is the frequent appearance of Russian anti-Semitism. The s-in-l is often referred to in various derogatory ways as a Jew. And made clear that it is "in his nature". Ivan may have stood up for the serfs, but he still had some deplorable Russian prejudices. Lithuanians and Poles come in for a bit as well - but Swedes (as in the KL character here) seem to be OK. Shades of 2018!
The novella is often part of various Turgenev collections, and I read a stand alone ebook version of this. Delphi Classics - about 1/3 of the content was given over to advertising their classic collections. But at $0.99, no complaints. Not the cleanest text (large spaces between words on occasion made the text less "flowing"), it was not horrible either.
There is better Turgenev to read out there - unless you're on a Lear kick.....
February 11, 2024
Finished the novella KING LEAR OF THE STEPPES (1870) by the master 19th-century story teller, Ivan Turgenev, about a gargantuan landowner, Harlov, who gives all his wealth and belongings to his two daughters, Anna and Yevlampia, who he believes will support him in his retirement. Things do not go as planned. Harlov's final words to seemingly repentant Yevlampia, "Well, daugh-ter-you-I do not . . ."
"I do not" what?
It's an interesting Russian retelling of Shakespeare's "King Lear," minus all the political intrigues. In the words of one of the peasants, "You can get drunk without drinking--if things fall out that way."
"I do not" what?
It's an interesting Russian retelling of Shakespeare's "King Lear," minus all the political intrigues. In the words of one of the peasants, "You can get drunk without drinking--if things fall out that way."
September 5, 2017
This is a somewhat sad story about a giant like man who sacrifices all his wealth for the good of his children but doesn't get anything back from them in return. When Turgenev doesn't write his usual descriptions about beautiful landscapes in his stories, they become quite ordinary. This is one of his tolerable stories, not one of his best.
April 11, 2024
Delighted to come across the LibriVox recording of Lear of the Steppes (along with a couple other Turgenev novellas). Classic Turgenev and this account would have fit in perfectly with A Sportsman's Sketches, as it is told in the same way (hunting and all). Account of near neighbor (of the narrator), a great bear of a man - Harlov - physically and in bursting confident personality. This man also has premonitions of death and is broadly superstitious. He decides to grant all his property to his two daughters so that he might calmly prepare to meet his maker (in spite of the strong negative reaction and warnings of all those around him). Sure enough he is progressively put out of house and home and left in a miserable, pitiful state. The fool type character eggs him in, making fun of him and driving him to wild action. Harlov proceeds to rip up the main daughters house- the one he had built with his own hands). Literally board from board (from the roof) he tears it apart and finally falls down and dies. We see some comeuppance for the daughters after this, but still quite ambiguous.
July 25, 2020
Bozk谋rda bir kral Lear / Tugenyev
Yazar听 Shekespeare' in Kral Lear oyunundan esinlenerek bu 枚yk眉y眉 yazm谋艧. Olay Rusya'n谋n bir bozk谋r k枚y眉nde ge莽er. 脰yk眉n眉n kahraman谋 Martin Pavlovi莽 Harlov bir kral de臒ildir ama bedensel g眉c眉 s谋n谋rs谋z bir toprak sahibidir. Dev gibi bir adamd谋r. Kocaman g枚vdesinin 眉st眉nde boyunsuz, korkun莽, biraz da e臒ri duran bir kafas谋 vard谋r. G眉r ka艧lar谋ndan ba艧layan sar谋mt谋rak k谋r renkte bir y谋臒谋n sa莽 kafas谋nda dimdik durur. Derisi t眉y眉 yolunmu艧 bir tavu臒u and谋ran koca y眉z眉nde iri, etli bir burnu vard谋r. G枚k mavisi, k眉莽眉k ama tepeden bakan iki g枚z眉, y眉z眉yle bir renkte e臒ri, 莽atlam谋艧, k眉莽眉k bir a臒z谋 vard谋r. Bu a臒谋zdan bo臒uk da olsa 莽谋nlayan bir ses 莽谋kar. Ya ellerine ne dersiniz. Herbiri yast谋k gibidir. K枚yl眉ler ona sayg谋l谋 bir korkuyla bakarlar. Birg眉n bu Martin Petrovi莽 kral Lear gibi yapar ve topraklar谋n谋 iki k谋z谋 aras谋nda b枚l眉艧t眉r眉r. Ama onu da kral Lear'谋n sonu bekler. Bu Herk眉l gibi g眉莽l眉 adam onlar谋 ba臒谋艧layabilecek midir?
Yazar听 Shekespeare' in Kral Lear oyunundan esinlenerek bu 枚yk眉y眉 yazm谋艧. Olay Rusya'n谋n bir bozk谋r k枚y眉nde ge莽er. 脰yk眉n眉n kahraman谋 Martin Pavlovi莽 Harlov bir kral de臒ildir ama bedensel g眉c眉 s谋n谋rs谋z bir toprak sahibidir. Dev gibi bir adamd谋r. Kocaman g枚vdesinin 眉st眉nde boyunsuz, korkun莽, biraz da e臒ri duran bir kafas谋 vard谋r. G眉r ka艧lar谋ndan ba艧layan sar谋mt谋rak k谋r renkte bir y谋臒谋n sa莽 kafas谋nda dimdik durur. Derisi t眉y眉 yolunmu艧 bir tavu臒u and谋ran koca y眉z眉nde iri, etli bir burnu vard谋r. G枚k mavisi, k眉莽眉k ama tepeden bakan iki g枚z眉, y眉z眉yle bir renkte e臒ri, 莽atlam谋艧, k眉莽眉k bir a臒z谋 vard谋r. Bu a臒谋zdan bo臒uk da olsa 莽谋nlayan bir ses 莽谋kar. Ya ellerine ne dersiniz. Herbiri yast谋k gibidir. K枚yl眉ler ona sayg谋l谋 bir korkuyla bakarlar. Birg眉n bu Martin Petrovi莽 kral Lear gibi yapar ve topraklar谋n谋 iki k谋z谋 aras谋nda b枚l眉艧t眉r眉r. Ama onu da kral Lear'谋n sonu bekler. Bu Herk眉l gibi g眉莽l眉 adam onlar谋 ba臒谋艧layabilecek midir?
April 28, 2020
馃摎Maravilla de novela corta!.
馃摎El escritor uso hace suya la historia,la extrapola a la sociedad de la Rusia rural.
Un paisaje costumbrista,personajes rotundos:
El protagonista,un terrateniente inculto ,muy trabajador de gran coraz贸n,con dos malvadas hijas y un yerno sin piedad.El no tiene reino ni fieles ,pero tiene...o ten铆a poder en su hacienda.
Decide repartir la herencia en vida para dejar 鈥渟us asuntos arreglados鈥漼 a partir de ah铆 ...locura,tragedia ,ego铆smo .
馃摎El tr谩gico final de los mejores que he le铆do .
馃摎Y de esta lectura saldr谩 otra:
Turgu茅niev en su lecho de muerte tiene unas palabras para su amigo /enemigo Tolst贸i鈥滱migo,vuelve a la literatura 鈥測 este posteriormente escribi贸 鈥淟a muerte de Iv谩n Ililc鈥�,que curiosamente tengo en casa y entiendo que ahora sabiendo cual fue el impulso que le llev贸 a escribirlo no ah铆 mejor momento para su lectura.
馃摎El escritor uso hace suya la historia,la extrapola a la sociedad de la Rusia rural.
Un paisaje costumbrista,personajes rotundos:
El protagonista,un terrateniente inculto ,muy trabajador de gran coraz贸n,con dos malvadas hijas y un yerno sin piedad.El no tiene reino ni fieles ,pero tiene...o ten铆a poder en su hacienda.
Decide repartir la herencia en vida para dejar 鈥渟us asuntos arreglados鈥漼 a partir de ah铆 ...locura,tragedia ,ego铆smo .
馃摎El tr谩gico final de los mejores que he le铆do .
馃摎Y de esta lectura saldr谩 otra:
Turgu茅niev en su lecho de muerte tiene unas palabras para su amigo /enemigo Tolst贸i鈥滱migo,vuelve a la literatura 鈥測 este posteriormente escribi贸 鈥淟a muerte de Iv谩n Ililc鈥�,que curiosamente tengo en casa y entiendo que ahora sabiendo cual fue el impulso que le llev贸 a escribirlo no ah铆 mejor momento para su lectura.
February 19, 2023
I'm a masochist, I like getting my heart ripped out, I like this book. - And that's how I can give my review of this book in a nutshell.
I'm a massive massive fan of Russian literature, unfortunately with this one I got spoiled via reading the book summary in the cover and the gut-wrenching feeling this book undoubtedly would grant me in the end (a encompassing element throughout most of my favorite books), was slightly tuned down.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed the built-up to that extremely sad end and the way that Turgeniev portrays his character's flaws, especially Martin Harlov, Ana and Evlampia, his daughters.
If y'all want an emotional, gut-wrenching read, go ahead and pick this up, but make sure not to read the synopsis, especially if you pick up a copy in Albanian.
I'm a massive massive fan of Russian literature, unfortunately with this one I got spoiled via reading the book summary in the cover and the gut-wrenching feeling this book undoubtedly would grant me in the end (a encompassing element throughout most of my favorite books), was slightly tuned down.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed the built-up to that extremely sad end and the way that Turgeniev portrays his character's flaws, especially Martin Harlov, Ana and Evlampia, his daughters.
If y'all want an emotional, gut-wrenching read, go ahead and pick this up, but make sure not to read the synopsis, especially if you pick up a copy in Albanian.
April 10, 2022
This novella is a Russian interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and the connections are very clear. I really enjoyed Turgenev's writing and it kept me interested in the story. The main character is Kharkov, a very strong, stubborn, and proud man. He has 2 daughters. One, Anna is married and another is about to get married. As Kharkov ages, and decides to retire, thinking that his death may be near, he thinks himself wise and in his infinite wisdom, despite the advice of associates, declares that he will divide his property between his daughters and give everything to them. Foolish humans are we all! Great, quick read.
November 2, 2017
Turgen臎v v t茅to pov铆dce parafr谩zuje tradi膷n铆 hru Williama Shakespeara Kr谩l Lear o otci, je啪 je zklam谩n sv媒mi dcerami, v n臎啪 douf谩. P艡铆b臎h je sice tradi膷n铆, p艡esto je v pod谩n铆 Turgen臎va bytostn臎 rusk媒. Je to d铆ky psychologii postav a postavi膷ek kom铆haj铆c铆ch se vedle hlavn铆ch hrdin暖, jako啪 i vykreslen铆 Charlova propadaj铆c铆ho typick媒m rusk媒m v媒kyv暖m n谩lad. Sujet pov铆dky vych谩z铆 z p艡铆b臎hu 拧lechtice St臎pana Ivanovi膷e Jary拧eva, kter媒 rozdal majetek dcer谩m, byl zeti vyhn谩n a uch媒lil se k Turgen臎vov臎 matce. Zahynul p谩dem ze st艡echy domu, j铆啪 se pokou拧el zbo艡it.
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