Turgenev: His Life and Times

by Leonard Schapiro

Overview

Leonard Schapiro, one of the world’s most distinguished historians of the Russian past, has written the definitive biography of the enigmatic Ivan Turgenev. Based on new sources that have recently come to light in France and Russia, this work is a graceful and meticulous portrayal of the artist’s life—the personal and intellectual preoccupations of the man as he thought and formed opinions about contemporary events. Schapiro’s great achievement is his capacity to make Turgenev’s personal, political, and artistic concerns emerge whole.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674912977
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	09/15/1982
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.90(d)

Editorial Reviews

A compact but definitive and finely-shaded portrait… No one wishing to learn about Turgenev could have a better or more readable guide.

Joseph Frank Book World

A compact but definitive and finely-shaded portrait… No one wishing to learn about Turgenev could have a better or more readable guide.

Washington Post Book World - Joseph Frank