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Turgenev: Asya
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Description
Turgenev's povest' (or novella) Asya, of 1858, has a Rhineland setting. Asya, the illegitimate daughter of a Russian landowner, is travelling abroad with her half-brother. The narrator falls in love with her, but cannot bring himself to propose marriage until it is too late. Asya has gone. The narrative stance here struck by Turgenev - one of remorseful recollection - renders Asya one of his most poignant tales. It immediately occasioned a lively debate among contemporary Russian critics: over 'weak' as against 'positive' heroes, and the position of the intellectual vis à vis the people. At a more submerged level of the tale, the heroine's 'narrative' has until recently tended to be overlooked.
Product details
| Published | 01 Jan 1998 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 164 |
| ISBN | 9781853992957 |
| Imprint | Bristol Classical Press |
| Dimensions | 215 x 137 mm |
| Series | Russian Texts |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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