Rudin (Summarized Edition) (eBook)

Enriched edition. An idealist's struggle in 19th-century Russia—social critique, realism, and the intelligentsia's tensions between idealism and pragmatism

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (Autor)

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2026
85 Seiten
Quickie Classics (Verlag)
859-654788320-3 (EAN)

Infos

Rudin (1856) inaugurates Turgenev's gallery of the "superfluous man," portraying the eloquent yet ineffectual Dmitrii Rudin on a provincial estate. With limpid, economical prose, shaded dialogue, and lyrical landscapes, Turgenev stages the clash between idealism and action, reason and feeling. Salon debates, a restrained love plot, and a quietly devastating farewell distill the intellectual atmosphere of the 1840s, when Westernizing ideas unsettled gentry routines. Classical design and psychological tact mark a mature, understated realism. Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev—educated in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin—combined European intellectual training with intimate knowledge of gentry estates and serfdom. Encounters with reformist circles and periods of enforced residence in the country honed his portrait of the "men of the forties," brilliant talkers disabled by circumstance and temperament. Rudin is often read as a composite of that cohort, sometimes linked to figures like Bakunin or Granovsky, filtered through Turgenev's humane skepticism. Readers of nineteenth‑century realism and Russian intellectual history will find in Rudin a compact, lucid meditation on promise and failure. It rewards close reading and invites debate about charisma, responsibility, and the costs of ideas.

Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

Autor

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) was a distinguished Russian author, best known for his contributions to Russian literature in the form of novels, short stories, and plays. Turgenev's literary career was marked by his clear prose style and his profound psychological insights into the Russian nobility and peasantry of his time. One of his significant works, 'Rudin', exemplifies Turgenev's focus on social and emotional issues faced by the intelligentsia. The novel, published in 1856, portrays the character Dmitry Rudin, a man of ideas but lacking practical application, embodying the archetype of the 'superfluous man' in Russian literature. Turgenev's works often explore themes of fate, love, and the clash between generations, serving as a mirror to the societal shifts occurring in Russia during the 19th century. His narratives intricately weave personal dramas with social commentary, a style that influenced not only his contemporaries but also successive literary movements. Turgenev was also influential in the Western literary scene, being the first Russian author to gain a significant reputation in Europe, which fostered a greater appreciation and understanding of Russian literature globally.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.1.2026
• Einführung: Gianna Patel
• Mitarbeit: Kommentare: Gianna Patel; Anpassung von: Gianna Patel
• Übersetzer: Constance Garnett
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Schlagworte: 19th Century Russia • character-driven storytelling • Emotional depth exploration • human behavior nuances • idealism versus pragmatism • Idealistic Protagonist • intellectual social critique • Realism in literature • Russian intelligentsia relationships • Russian societal tensions