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A Hero of Our Time (Russian: Герой нашего времени, romanized: Gerój nášego vrémeni, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈroj ˈnaʂɨvə ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ]) is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839, published in 1840, and revised in 1841.
- Mikhail I︠U︡rʹevich Lermontov
- 1840
In its adventurous happenings, its abductions, duels, and sexual intrigues, A Hero of Our Time looks backward to the tales of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron, so beloved by Russian society in the 1820s and '30s. In the character of its protagonist, Pechorin, the archetypal Russian antihero, Lermontov's novel looks forward to the subsequent ...
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A Hero of Our Time study guide contains a biography of Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes.
- Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov
Mikhail Lermontov (born October 15 [October 3, Old Style], 1814, Moscow, Russia—died July 27 [July 15], 1841, Pyatigorsk) was the leading Russian Romantic poet and author of the novel Geroy nashego vremeni (1840; A Hero of Our Time ), which was to have a profound influence on later Russian writers.
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May 1, 1997 · A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Mikhail I︠U︡rʹevich Lermontov
- 1840
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Its Byronic hero, twenty-five-year-old Pechorin, is a beautiful and magnetic but nihilistic young army officer, bored by life and indifferent to his many sexual conquests. In five linked episodes, Lermontov builds up a portrait of a man caught in and expressing the sickness of his times.
Outraging many critics when it was first published in 1840, A Hero of Our Time follows Pechorin as he embarks on an exciting adventure involving brigands, smugglers, soldiers, rivals, and lovers. This edition includes a new introduction, chronology, suggestions for further reading, maps, and full explanatory notes. Read An Excerpt.
