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On the Eve
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
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On the Eve
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Turning to the figure of the Bulgarian hero, it is interesting to find from the Souvenirs sur Tourguenev (published in 1887) that Turgenev's only distinct failure of importance in character drawing, Insarov, was not taken from life, but was the legacy of a friend Karateieff, who implored Turgenev to work out an unfinished conception. Insarov is a figure of wood. He is so cleverly constructed, and the central idea behind him is so strong, that his wooden joints move naturally, and the spectator has only the instinct, not the certainty, of being cheated. The idea he incarnates, that of a man whose soul is aflame with patriotism, is finely suggested, but an idea, even a great one, does not make an individuality. And in fact Insarov is not a man, he is an automaton. To compare Shubin's utterances with his is to perceive that there is no spontaneity, no inevitability in Insarov. He is a patriotic clock wound up to go for the occasion, and in truth he is very useful. Only on his deathbed, when the unexpected happens, and the machinery runs down, do we feel moved. Then, he appears more striking dead than alive-a rather damning testimony to the power Turgenev credits him with;
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 7, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781973855071 |
Publishers | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pages | 174 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 9 mm · 240 g |
Language | English |
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