Faust - Softcover

Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich

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ISBN 10: 1843910438 ISBN 13: 9781843910435

Publisher: Hesperus Pr, 2003

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In this rediscovered literary gem, Turgenev explores the elusive nature of love, suggesting that with the loss of love comes a sense of resignation and the conviction that the essence of life lies in self-denial. It is published here with the short story Yakov Pasynkov. In a series of letters to a friend, the narrator relates how he has managed to convince a married woman hitherto shielded from the powerful effects of poetry and fiction of the importance of developing the imagination. By introducing her to Goethe’s masterpiece, he sets in motion a chain of crucial events. In this poetic exploration of spiritual awakening, Turgenev demonstrates his preoccupation with the culture of Western Europe and the nature of human relations. Ivan Turgenev was a Russian novelist and playwright who spent much of his life in Western Europe. His writing profoundly affected the course of European literature.

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Hesperus Press, as suggested by their Latin motto, Et remotissima prope, is dedicated to bringing near what is far—far both in space and time. Works by illustrious authors, often unjustly neglected or simply little known in the English–speaking world, are made accessible through a completely fresh editorial approach and new translations. Through these short classic works, which feature forewords by leading contemporary authors, the modern reader will be introduced to the greatest writers of Europe and America. An elegantly designed series of genuine rediscoveries.

About the Author:

Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) was a Russian novelist and playwright who spent much of life in Western Europe. His writing - in particular A Month in the Country and Fathers and Sons - profoundly affected the development of English literature. Simon Callow, star of Four Weddings and A Funeral, Shakespeare in Love and Amadeus, is one of the UK's most distinguished theatre and film actors.

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