Old Man Patrikeich: An Introduction to the Cultural Biography of a Hack Writer at the Turn of the 19th Century
In this essay I establish the real addressee of Denis Fonvizin’s satirical epistle to the very bad poet Iamshchikov and reconstruct the literary legend of this colorful character, seen in the context of the cultural history of the image of the untalented poor writer who imposes his works upon wealth...
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| Language: | English |
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Russian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Литературный факт |
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| Online Access: | http://litfact.ru/images/2022-23/06_Vinitsky_182-217.pdf |