Russian Civic Criticism and the Idyllic Dream in Ivan Goncharov’s "Oblomov"

Nikolai Dobroliubov’s and Dmitrii Pisarev’s reviews of Ivan Goncharov’s novel Oblomov have gone into history as exemplars of Russian civic criticism. Their main argument centers on the eponymous protagonist’s seeming inability to exit his lethargic condition, which they interpret as a symptom of th...

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Main Author: Cassio de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2023-11-01
Series:RUS (São Paulo)
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rus/article/view/212654