A Hero of Our Time (with an Introduction by George Reavey) (Paperback or Softback)

Lermontov, Mikhail

ISBN 10: 1420951866 / ISBN 13: 9781420951868

Published by Digireads.com 11/10/2015, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Hero of Our Time (with an Introduction by George Reavey) (Paperback or Softback)
• Publisher: Digireads.com 11/10/2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1420951866
• ISBN 13: 9781420951868
• Binding: Paperback or Softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 0.4 pounds
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Mikhail Lermontov’s pioneering psychological novel, “A Hero of Our Time”, is probably his most impactful work, one which influenced the works of other great Russian authors such as Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy. The novel’s narrative is the story of Pechorin a young officer in the army whose story is told in five non-chronological parts. Drawing upon his own experiences in the military, Lermontov creates a fascinating anti-hero in Pechorin, a man who is intelligent, calculating, manipulative, emotionally unavailable, arrogant, cynical, nihilistic, yet also sensitive. The principal accomplishment of “A Hero of Our Time” is the introduction of the Byronic anti-hero to Russian literature, a departure from the traditional idealized protagonist of the Romantic period which signifies a pivotal move towards the realism of the Modernist literary movement. As Lermontov describes in his preface: “A Hero of Our Time, my dear readers, is indeed a portrait, but not of one man. It is a portrait built up of all our generation’s vices in full bloom. You will again tell me that a human being cannot be so wicked, and I will reply that if you can believe in the existence of all the villains of tragedy and romance, why wouldn’t believe that there was a Pechorin?” This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and includes an introduction by George Reavey.

About the Author

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (1814-1841), sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus," was the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also by his prose. His poetry remains popular in Chechnya, Dagestan, and beyond Russia.