Notes on fishing, and selected fishing prose and poetry
By: Sergei Aksakov ; translated, introduced, and annotated by Thomas P. Hodge.
Contributors: Hodge, Thomas P.
Series: Studies in Russian literature and theory
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Evanston, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Fishing -- Russia.; Fishes -- Russia.
Description: "Notes on Fishing was Sergei Aksakov's first book, and Russia's first angling treatise. Notes, which has been compared to Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler, presents a Russian gentleman's affectionate observations on the fishing tackle, angling techniques, and fish species he came to know during five decades of adventure-filled fishing in the vast Russian steppe and environs of Moscow.".

"Notes on Fishing, however, goes beyond more discourse on angling; it offers a rich multitude of viewpoints: philosophical, literary, linguistic, ethnographic, biological, and conservationist. Aksakov has imbued his notes with a deep fondness for the Russian land and an expertly conveyed atmosphere of personal and national nostalgia."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232).