A hero of our time
By: [by] Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov ; translated by Philip Longworth ; with an afterword by William E. Harkins.
Series: Mentor books
Publisher: New English Library
Published: 1975
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; rus
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Caucasus -- Fiction.; Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction.; Russia -- History, Military -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction.
Description: A HERO OF OUR TIME is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839 and revised in 1841. It is an example of the superfluous man novel, noted for its compelling Byronic hero (or anti-hero) Pechorin and for the beautiful descriptions of the Caucasus. MIKHAI L YURYEVICH LERMONTOV (October 15 1814 - July 27 1841), a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called the poet of the Caucasus, is considered the supreme poet of Russian literature alongside Pushkin and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also through his prose, which founded the tradition of the Russian psychological novel.
Notes: Translation of Geroĭ nashego vremeni.