General characteristics of Russian literature of the XIX century. Great Russian writers and poets: surnames, portraits, creativity Which of the Russian writers of the 19th century
Russian writers and poets, whose works are considered classics, today have world fame. The works of these authors are read not only in their homeland - Russia, but all over the world.
Great Russian writers and poets
A well-known fact that has been proven by historians and literary critics: the best works of Russian classics were written during the Golden and Silver Ages.
The names of Russian writers and poets, who are among the world classics, are known to everyone. Their work has forever remained in world history as an important element.
The work of Russian poets and writers of the "Golden Age" is the dawn in Russian literature. Many poets and prose writers developed new directions, which subsequently became increasingly used in the future. Russian writers and poets, the list of which can be called endless, wrote about nature and love, about light and unshakable, about freedom and choice. In the literature of Golden, as well as later Silver Age, reflects the attitudes of not only writers to historical events, but also of the whole people as a whole.
And today, looking through the thickness of the centuries at the portraits of Russian writers and poets, every progressive reader understands how bright and prophetic their works were, written more than a dozen years ago.
Literature is divided into many topics that formed the basis of the works. Russian writers and poets spoke about war, about love, about peace, opening up completely to every reader.
"Golden Age" in Literature
The "golden age" in Russian literature begins in the nineteenth century. The main representative of this period in literature, and specifically in poetry, was Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, thanks to whom not only Russian literature, but the whole of Russian culture as a whole acquired its special charm. Pushkin's work contains not only poetic works but prose stories.
Poetry of the "Golden Age": Vasily Zhukovsky
The beginning of this time was laid by Vasily Zhukovsky, who became a teacher for Pushkin. Zhukovsky opened such a direction for Russian literature as romanticism. Developing this direction, Zhukovsky wrote odes, which were widely known for their romantic images, metaphors and personifications, the lightness of which was not in the directions used in Russian literature of the past.
Mikhail Lermontov
Another great writer and poet for the "Golden Age" of Russian literature was Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov. His prose work "A Hero of Our Time" received great fame at one time, because it described Russian society the way it was in that period of time, about which Mikhail Yuryevich writes. But all readers of Lermontov's poems fell in love even more: sad and sad lines, gloomy and sometimes terrible images - the poet managed to write all this so sensitively that every reader is still able to feel what worried Mikhail Yuryevich.
Prose of the Golden Age
Russian writers and poets have always been distinguished not only by their extraordinary poetry, but also by their prose.
Lev Tolstoy
One of the most significant writers of the "Golden Age" was Leo Tolstoy. His great epic novel "War and Peace" became known to the whole world and is included not only in the lists of Russian classics, but also of the world. Describing the life of Russian secular society during the Patriotic War of 1812, Tolstoy was able to show all the subtleties and features of the behavior of St. Petersburg society, which for a long time since the beginning of the war did not seem to participate in the all-Russian tragedy and struggle.
Another novel by Tolstoy, which is still read both abroad and in the homeland of the writer, was the work "Anna Karenina". The story of a woman who fell in love with a man with all her heart and went through unprecedented difficulties for the sake of love, and soon suffered betrayal, fell in love with the whole world. A touching story about love, which can sometimes drive you crazy. The sad end became a unique feature for the novel - it was one of the first works in which the lyrical hero not only dies, but deliberately interrupts his life.
Fedor Dostoevsky
In addition to Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky also became a significant writer. His book "Crime and Punishment" has become not just a "Bible" of a highly moral person with a conscience, but also a kind of "teacher" for someone who has to make a difficult choice, foreseeing all the outcomes of events. Lyrical hero works not only made a wrong decision that ruined him, he took on a lot of torment that haunted him day and night.
In the work of Dostoevsky there is also the work "Humiliated and Insulted", which accurately reflects the whole essence of human nature. Despite the fact that a lot of time has passed since the moment of writing, those problems of mankind, which Fedor Mikhailovich described, are still relevant today. Main character, seeing all the insignificance of the human "little soul", begins to feel disgust for people, for everything that people of the rich strata are proud of, which are of great importance for society.
Ivan Turgenev
Another great writer of Russian literature was Ivan Turgenev. Writing not only about love, he touched upon the most important problems of the world around him. His novel "Fathers and Sons" clearly describes the relationship between children and parents, which remains exactly the same today. Misunderstanding between the older generation and the younger is an age-old problem of family relations.
Russian Writers and Poets: The Silver Age of Literature
The Silver Age in Russian literature is considered to be the beginning of the twentieth century. It is the poets and writers of the Silver Age that acquire special love from readers. Perhaps this phenomenon is due to the fact that the lifetime of writers is closer to our time, while Russian writers and poets of the "Golden Age" wrote their works, living on completely different moral and spiritual principles.
Poetry of the Silver Age
Bright personalities that distinguish this literary period, have become, undoubtedly, poets. Many directions and currents of poetry appeared, which were created as a result of the division of opinions about the actions of the Russian authorities.
Alexander Blok
The gloomy and sad work of Alexander Blok was the first to appear at this stage of literature. All Blok's poems are permeated with longing for something extraordinary, something bright and bright. Most famous poem"Night. Street. Flashlight. Pharmacy” perfectly describes Blok’s worldview.
Sergey Yesenin
One of the brightest figures of the Silver Age was Sergei Yesenin. Poems about nature, love, the transience of time, one's "sins" - all this can be found in the poet's work. Today there is not a single person who would not find a poem by Yesenin that can please and describe the state of mind.
Vladimir Mayakovsky
If we talk about Yesenin, then I immediately want to mention Vladimir Mayakovsky. Sharp, loud, self-confident - that was exactly what the poet was. The words that came out from under the pen of Mayakovsky, and today amaze with their power - Vladimir Vladimirovich perceived everything so emotionally. In addition to harshness, in the work of Mayakovsky, who did not go well in his personal life, there is also love poetry. The story of the poet and Lily Brik is known throughout the world. It was Brik who discovered in him all the most tender and sensual, and Mayakovsky, in return for this, seemed to idealize and deify her in his love lyrics.
Marina Tsvetaeva
The personality of Marina Tsvetaeva is also known to the whole world. The poetess herself had peculiar character traits, which is immediately evident from her poems. Perceiving herself as a deity, she even in her love lyrics made it clear to everyone that she was not one of those women who are able to offend themselves. However, in her poem “How many have fallen into this abyss,” she showed how unhappy she had been for many, many years.
Prose of the Silver Age: Leonid Andreev
Great contribution to fiction made by Leonid Andreev, who became the author of the story "Judas Iscariot". In his work, he presented the biblical story of the betrayal of Jesus a little differently, exposing Judas not just as a traitor, but as a person suffering from his envy of people who were loved by everyone. Lonely and strange Judas, who found rapture in his tales and tales, always received only ridicule in his face. The story tells about how easy it is to break a person’s spirit and push him to any meanness if he has neither support nor close people.
Maksim Gorky
For the literary prose of the Silver Age, the contribution of Maxim Gorky is also important. The writer in each of his works hid a certain essence, having understood which, the reader realizes the full depth of what worried the writer. One of these works was the short story "Old Woman Izergil", which is divided into three small parts. Three components, three life problems, three types of loneliness - all this was carefully veiled by the writer. A proud eagle thrown into the abyss of loneliness; noble Danko, who gave his heart to selfish people; an old woman who has been looking for happiness and love all her life, but never found it - all this can be found in a short, but extremely vital story.
Another important work in the work of Gorky was the play "At the Bottom". The life of people who are below the poverty line - that's what became the basis of the play. The descriptions that Maxim Gorky gave in his work show how much even very poor people, who basically do not need anything, just want to be happy. But the happiness of each of the characters is in different things. Each of the characters in the play has its own values. In addition, Maxim Gorky wrote about the "three truths" of life that can be applied in modern life. Lies for good; no pity for the person; the truth necessary for man - three views on life, three opinions. The conflict, which remains unresolved, leaves each character, as well as each reader, to make his own choice.
Aksakov Ivan Sergeevich (1823-1886) - poet and publicist. One of the leaders of Russian Slavophiles. The most famous work: the fairy tale "The Scarlet Flower".
Aksakov Konstantin Sergeevich (1817-1860) - poet, literary critic, linguist, historian. Inspirer and ideologist of Slavophilism.
Aksakov Sergey Timofeevich (1791-1859) - writer and public figure, literary and theater critic. Wrote a book about fishing and hunting. Father of writers Konstantin and Ivan Aksakov.
Annensky Innokenty Fedorovich (1855-1909) - poet, playwright, literary critic, linguist, translator. Author of plays: "King Ixion", "Laodamia", "Melanippa the Philosopher", "Famira Kefared".
Baratynsky Yevgeny Abramovich (1800-1844) - poet and translator. Author of poems: "Eda", "Feasts", "Ball", "Concubine" ("Gypsy").
Batyushkov Konstantin Nikolaevich (1787-1855) - poet. Also the author of a number of well-known prose articles: "On the character of Lomonosov", "Evening at Kantemir" and others.
Belinsky Vissarion Grigoryevich (1811-1848) - literary critic. Headed the critical department in the publication " Domestic notes". Author of numerous critical articles. He had a great influence on Russian literature.
Bestuzhev-Marlinsky Alexander Alexandrovich (1797-1837) - Byronist writer, literary critic. Published under the pseudonym Marlinsky. Published the almanac "Polar Star". He was one of the Decembrists. Author of prose: "Test", "Terrible fortune-telling", "Frigate Hope" and others.
Vyazemsky Petr Andreevich (1792-1878) - poet, memoirist, historian, literary critic. One of the founders and the first head of the Russian Historical Society. Close friend Pushkin.
Venevetinov Dmitry Vladimirovich (1805-1827) - poet, prose writer, philosopher, translator, literary critic Author of 50 poems. He was also known as an artist and musician. Organizer of the secret philosophical association "Society of Philosophy".
Herzen Alexander Ivanovich (1812-1870) - writer, philosopher, teacher. The most famous works: the novel “Who is to blame?”, the stories “Doctor Krupov”, “The Magpie-Thief”, “Damaged”.
Glinka Sergei Nikolaevich (1776-1847) - writer, memoirist, historian. The ideological inspirer of conservative nationalism. Author of the following works: "Selim and Roxana", "Virtue of Women" and others.
Glinka Fyodor Nikolaevich (1876-1880) - poet and writer. Member of the Decembrist Society. The most famous works: the poems "Karelia" and "The Mysterious Drop".
Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich (1809-1852) - writer, playwright, poet, literary critic. Classic of Russian literature. Author: " dead souls”, a cycle of stories “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”, the stories “The Overcoat” and “Viy”, the plays “The Inspector General” and “Marriage” and many other works.
Goncharov Ivan Alexandrovich (1812-1891) - writer, literary critic. Author of the novels: "Oblomov", "Cliff", "Ordinary History".
Griboyedov Alexander Sergeevich (1795-1829) - poet, playwright and composer. He was a diplomat, died in the service in Persia. The most famous work is the poem "Woe from Wit", which served as the source of many catchphrases.
Grigorovich Dmitry Vasilyevich (1822-1900) - writer.
Davydov Denis Vasilyevich (1784-1839) - poet, memoirist. Hero of the Patriotic War of 1812. Author of numerous poems and military memoirs.
Dal Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1872) - writer and ethnographer. Being a military doctor, he collected folklore along the way. The most famous literary work Dictionary living Great Russian language. Dahl tinkered with the dictionary for over 50 years.
Delvig Anton Antonovich (1798-1831) - poet, publisher.
Dobrolyubov Nikolai Alexandrovich (1836-1861) - literary critic and poet. Published under pseudonyms -bov and N. Laibov. Author of numerous critical and philosophical articles.
Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich (1821-1881) - writer and philosopher. Recognized classic of Russian literature. Author of works: "The Brothers Karamazov", "Idiot", "Crime and Punishment", "Teenager" and many others.
Zhemchuzhnikov Alexander Mikhailovich (1826-1896) - poet. Together with his brothers and writer Tolstoy A.K. created the image of Kozma Prutkov.
Zhemchuzhnikov Alexei Mikhailovich (1821-1908) - poet and satirist. Together with his brothers and writer Tolstoy A.K. created the image of Kozma Prutkov. Author of the comedy "Strange Night" and the collection of poems "Songs of Old Age".
Zhemchuzhnikov Vladimir Mikhailovich (1830-1884) - poet. Together with his brothers and writer Tolstoy A.K. created the image of Kozma Prutkov.
Zhukovsky Vasily Andreevich (1783-1852) - poet, literary critic, translator, founder of Russian romanticism.
Zagoskin Mikhail Nikolaevich (1789-1852) - writer and playwright. Author of the first Russian historical novels. Author of the works "Prankster", "Yuri Miloslavsky, or Russians in 1612", "Kulma Petrovich Miroshev" and others.
Karamzin Nikolai Mikhailovich (1766-1826) - historian, writer and poet. Author of the monumental work "History of the Russian State" in 12 volumes. His pen belongs to the story: "Poor Lisa", "Eugene and Julia" and many others.
Kireevsky Ivan Vasilyevich (1806-1856) - religious philosopher, literary critic, Slavophile.
Krylov Ivan Andreevich (1769-1844) - poet and fabulist. Author of 236 fables, many expressions of which have become winged. He published magazines: "Mail of Spirits", "Spectator", "Mercury".
Kuchelbecker Wilhelm Karlovich (1797-1846) - poet. He was one of the Decembrists. Close friend of Pushkin. Author of works: "The Argives", "The Death of Byron", "The Eternal Jew".
Lazhechnikov Ivan Ivanovich (1792-1869) - writer, one of the founders of the Russian historical novel. Author of the novels "Ice House" and "Basurman".
Lermontov Mikhail Yurievich (1814-1841) - poet, writer, playwright, artist. Classic of Russian literature. The most famous works: the novel "A Hero of Our Time", the story " Prisoner of the Caucasus”, poems “Mtsyri” and “Masquerade”.
Leskov Nikolai Semenovich (1831-1895) - writer. The most famous works: "Lefty", "Cathedrals", "On knives", "Righteous".
Nekrasov Nikolai Alekseevich (1821-1878) - poet and writer. Classic of Russian literature. Head of the Sovremennik magazine, editor of the Domestic Notes magazine. The most famous works are: “Who should live well in Rus'”, “Russian women”, “Frost, Red nose”.
Ogarev Nikolai Platonovich (1813-1877) - poet. Author of poems, poems, critical articles.
Odoevsky Alexander Ivanovich (1802-1839) - poet and writer. He was one of the Decembrists. The author of the poem "Vasilko", the poems "Zosima" and "The Elder-Prophet".
Odoevsky Vladimirovich Fedorovich (1804-1869) - writer, thinker, one of the creators of musicology. He wrote fantastic and utopian works. Author of the novel "Year 4338", numerous stories.
Ostrovsky Alexander Nikolaevich (1823-1886) - playwright. Classic of Russian literature. Author of plays: "Thunderstorm", "Dowry", "Balzaminov's Marriage" and many others.
Panaev Ivan Ivanovich (1812-1862) - writer, literary critic, journalist. Author of works: "Mama's Boy", "Meeting at the Station", "Lions of the Province" and others.
Pisarev Dmitry Ivanovich (1840-1868) - literary critic of the sixties, translator. Many of Pisarev's articles were dismantled into aphorisms.
Pushkin Alexander Sergeevich (1799-1837) - poet, writer, playwright. Classic of Russian literature. Author: poems "Poltava" and "Eugene Onegin", the story "The Captain's Daughter", a collection of stories "Tales of Belkin" and numerous poems. founded literary magazine"Contemporary".
Raevsky Vladimir Fedoseevich (1795-1872) - poet. Member of the Patriotic War of 1812. He was one of the Decembrists.
Ryleev Kondraty Fedorovich (1795-1826) - poet. He was one of the Decembrists. Author of the historical poetic cycle "Duma". He published the literary almanac "Polar Star".
Saltykov-Shchedrin Mikhail Efgrafovich (1826-1889) - writer, journalist. Classic of Russian literature. The most famous works: "Gentlemen Golovlevs", "The Wise Gudgeon", "Poshekhonskaya Antiquity". He was the editor of the journal "Domestic Notes".
Samarin Yuriy Fedorovich (1819-1876) - publicist and philosopher.
Sukhovo-Kobylin Alexander Vasilievich (1817-1903) - playwright, philosopher, translator. Author of plays: "Krechinsky's Wedding", "Deed", "Death of Tarelkin".
Tolstoy Alexei Konstantinovich (1817-1875) - writer, poet, playwright. Author of the poems: "The Sinner", "The Alchemist", the plays "Fantasy", "Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich", the stories "Ghoul" and "Wolf Foster". Together with the Zhemchuzhnikov brothers, he created the image of Kozma Prutkov.
Tolstoy Lev Nikolaevich (1828-1910) - writer, thinker, educator. Classic of Russian literature. Served in the artillery. Participated in the defense of Sevastopol. The most famous works: "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina", "Resurrection". In 1901 he was excommunicated from the church.
Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich (1818-1883) - writer, poet, playwright. Classic of Russian literature. The most famous works: "Mumu", "Asya", "Noble Nest", "Fathers and Sons".
Tyutchev Fedor Ivanovich (1803-1873) - poet. Classic of Russian literature.
Fet Afanasy Afanasyevich (1820-1892) - lyric poet, memoirist, translator. Classic of Russian literature. Author of numerous romantic poems. He translated Juvenal, Goethe, Catullus.
Khomyakov Alexei Stepanovich (1804-1860) - poet, philosopher, theologian, artist.
Chernyshevsky Nikolai Gavrilovich (1828-1889) - writer, philosopher, literary critic. Author of the novels What Is to Be Done? and "Prologue", as well as the stories "Alferyev", "Small stories".
Chekhov Anton Pavlovich (1860-1904) - writer, playwright. Classic of Russian literature. Playwright " The Cherry Orchard”, “Three sisters”, “Uncle Vanya” and numerous stories. Conducted a population census on Sakhalin Island.
The Medieval Passion of Walter Scott
The ancestor of the historical novel, Walter Scott, was born in the Scottish city of Edinburgh in 1771. All his life the writer was limping on one leg (the consequences of childhood paralysis). After studying law, Walter Scott went to work in his father's law office.
Possessing a phenomenal memory, Walter Scott from an early age was fond of the Middle Ages and the works of ancient authors. Early in his legal career future writer traveled extensively around the country in search of various old ballads and legends about Scottish heroes.
At first, Scott's creativity manifested itself in writing poetry, novels in verse, but then he switched his interest to prose. Walter Scott, being a magnificent artist, like no one else could breathe life into events covered with the dust of time. famous name Walter Scott was made by his poems "Rockby", "Lady of the Lake" and "Song of the Last Minstrel". These works, dedicated to the beloved Middle Ages, had unprecedented success among the author's contemporaries.
The historical past of England is reflected in such novels by Walter Scott as Ivanhoe, Woodstock, The Abbot and many others. First historical work, written by a Scottish writer in the prose genre, is the novel Waverley, or Sixty Years Ago. This work opened a cycle of novels dedicated to historical theme(the so-called Waverley cycle), which remain popular in our time. Walter Scott died of apoplexy in 1832.
Unstoppable in the manifestation of feelings - Honore de Balzac
Great French writer- Honore de Balzac, was born in 1799 in the French city of Tours in a peasant family. Like many other famous writers, Balzac, at the request of his father, had to become a lawyer. However, the future writer abandoned law, devoting himself to literature.
By nature, Balzac has always been distinguished by an uncontrollable manifestation of feelings for literally everything that surrounded him. If he loved, then for life, if he hated, then completely and completely. The writer was known as a maximalist in everything. He believed that he would certainly become great and famous. Basically, that's what happened.
Balzac's path to glory was long and thorny. At first, he wrote some rather mediocre works, looking for exactly the topic that would be given to him best. As a result of a long search, fame finally came to him after the publication of the work " Shagreen leather". Further, the author, with amazing swiftness, wrote all of his most famous works: “The Shine and Poverty of the Courtesans”, “Dark Matter”, “The Mass of the Atheist”, “The Museum of Antiquities” and many others. These works were written by Balzac in a short time. There were legends about his ability to work almost non-stop.
Balzac is a recognized master of the adventure novel. His whole life consisted of a series of adventures. He easily got into debt, invested in illusory financial projects, burned out and repeated all over again. In 1850, a severe heart disease cut short the life of the famous writer.
Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin - a treasure of Russian literature
The most famous Russian poet and writer, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, was born in Moscow in 1799. The writer comes from an ancient noble family, whom Pushkin himself was incredibly proud of and often sang in his poems. In addition, Pushkin was also proud of his maternal great-grandfather, the African Abram Petrovich Gannibal (the prototype of the protagonist of the writer's famous work, Peter the Great's Moor).
Alexander Sergeevich was quite famous among the Russian aristocracy of the 19th century. The age in which he lived, in our time, is rightfully the golden age of Russian literature. The writer was friends with many famous personalities - Prince Vyazemsky, Nashchokin, Pushchin, Zhukovsky, this is not the whole list of people who were proud of their friendship with Pushkin.
Much has been written about Pushkin. His ability to skillfully play with words, erecting monumental works from them, can leave few people indifferent. The writer became famous for many prose works - "Shot", " Queen of Spades"," Young lady-peasant", a large number of poems - "Prisoner of the Caucasus", "Ruslan and Lyudmila", " Bronze Horseman", as well as a huge number of poems. Behind short life(the poet was killed in a duel at the age of 37 in 1837), Pushkin managed to write many works that are rightfully considered one of the best in world literature.
The romantic nature of Victor Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo, one of France's most revered writers, was born in Besançon in 1802. The writer lived almost the entire 19th century, but he devoted himself to literature only after his retirement after engaging in political activities. During the reign of Napoleon III, Hugo was forced to leave France due to differences of opinion with the ruling party. Speaking against the oppression of the people, the writer lived in exile for more than 20 years.
By nature, Victor Hugo was a convinced romantic, believing that the freedom of a person and his convictions should be valued above all else. The writer fiercely opposed the humiliation of his people, calling for the erection of the rights and freedoms of every person on a pedestal.
The main work in the life of Victor Hugo is his novel Les Misérables, on which the author worked for thirty years. The writer himself attached great importance to this novel, believing that such works are designed to rebuild society.
The second, no less famous work of Hugo, is rightfully considered the novel Notre Dame Cathedral. The author's contemporaries highly appreciated this work, but few could have imagined that in the image of Quasimodo the author personified the oppressed and despised French people.
The famous writer lived a life full of all sorts of events. Victor Hugo died in 1885.
Adventurer Alexandre Dumas (father)
Distinguished by a powerful physique and a penchant for adventure, Alexandre Dumas was born in 1802 in a small Parisian town - Villers-Cotres. Having lost his father early, Alexander was too independent and had an unbridled character. He refused to submit to any discipline, often wandered through the forests, and got into various adventures.
Alexandre Dumas decided to devote his life to literature after seeing a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Deciding to take Paris by storm, Dumas, with virtually no money in his pocket, went to the capital. Alexander did not have eminent patrons, he did not know what genres literary works are divided into. All he had was a great desire to write and an assertive, fame-hungry character. For the first six years of living in Paris without money and any assistants, Dumas managed to find a calling and gain fame.
The first half of his literary life the writer dedicated to the theatre. The plays he wrote made it possible to talk about Dumas as an outstanding playwright. Later, Alexandre Dumas wrote several historical novels that brought him worldwide fame - The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Queen Margo, The Iron Mask and others.
Possessing a good sense of humor, Alexandre Dumas did not part with a good mood even on the verge of death. The author of countless novels died in 1870.
The great "storyteller" - Hans Christian Andersen
The famous friend of the children of the whole world - Hans Christian Andersen, was born in 1805 in the small town of Odense, located in Denmark. A boy from an ordinary family of a shoemaker and a laundress surprised everyone with his knowledge of Shakespeare's sonnets. Andersen had an incredible imagination, and by nature he was a sophisticated and emotional person.
Having moved to Copenhagen in his youth, Andersen unsuccessfully tried to get into the theater troupe. Leaving these attempts, the future writer writes his first play. In vain trying to convince the theatergoers to put her on stage, Andersen, nevertheless, accepts their offer to study at school for free (Hans' family was so poor that they could not pay for their son's studies).
Andersen gained fame only in 1829, when the first story of the writer was published - “A walking trip from the Holmen Canal to the eastern tip of Amager”. Only a few years later, Andersen, having received a monetary allowance from the king, will be able to fulfill his dream of traveling abroad and, as a result, become the author of fairy tales that glorified him throughout the world. For a long time the writer will try to become famous as a novelist and playwright, but everyone will perceive him only as a writer of fantastic stories. Few people know that Andersen despised and hated his fairy tales that made him famous. Great storyteller passed away in his sleep in 1875.
One of the most mysterious and controversial personalities of the 19th century, Edgar Allan Poe, was born in 1809 in the American city of Boston. IN early age the boy was left an orphan, his father left the family immediately after the birth of Edgar, and his mother died when the future writer was about three years old. Edgar Allan Poe was raised by a wealthy merchant, who later moved to live in England. Growing up, Poe quarreled with his mentor and returned to Boston. There, with the last money, he publishes the first book of his poems. Left without a penny in his pocket, the writer is forced to enroll in military service. Further, Edgar Poe works in various publications, publishes his poems, but this activity does not bring him either money or fame. Poe's life began to improve only after he moved to Philadelphia, where he got a job as a magazine editor. During his work, he publishes two volumes of prose "Grotesques and Arabesques", as well as a large number of literary critical articles.
Subsequently, Poe moved to live in New York, where he published the poem "The Raven", which made him famous. Following this, Edgar Allan Poe begins to pursue a series of failures. His beloved wife Virginia dies, the publishing house where the writer works is closed. All this leaves an imprint on the mind of Poe. He begins to take opium, became addicted to alcohol. In the last goals of his life, the mind of the writer was clouded, he was often visited by gloomy thoughts, ridiculous fantasies. All this affected the poems and stories he wrote. Gothic fantasy, mixed with detective elements, as close as possible to reality, such were the works of the author. The most popular were "The Fall of the House of Usher", "A Ghost Wanders Europe", "Oval Portrait", "The Well and the Pendulum" and many others. The writer died in 1849.
Great mystic - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
The recognized genius of world literature, Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich, was born into a family of landowners living in the village of Bolshie Sorochintsy, Poltava province in 1809. Near the estate of Gogol's father there was a village called Dikanka, which is now known to everyone thanks to the writer's works. Growing up, Gogol went to St. Petersburg, where he entered public service. This activity extremely disappointed Nikolai Vasilyevich, and he decided to devote himself to literature.
The work, thanks to which Gogol's name gained fame, was the story "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka". Further, Gogol writes no less famous works "Taras Bulba", "The Government Inspector". In them he describes the struggle common people for its sovereignty, ridicules the mores that reign within the so-called "elite" of the state. The well-known works of the writer “Viy” and “Christmas Eve” are also full of mystery, where the writer masterfully describes the life of the Ukrainian people, putting into it elements of folk beliefs and mystical stories.
In 1842 Gogol's main work was published - “ Dead Souls". The plot of the novel caused great excitement in reader circles and among critics. The attitude towards him was ambiguous - Gogol was praised and at the same time accused of slandering the existing reality. Subsequently, Gogol began to write the second volume famous novel, designed to describe the positive side of Russian life. However, tormented by a premonition of imminent death and doubts about his literary vocation, Gogol destroys part of the manuscript, motivating his act by the fact that it will negatively affect humanity. In 1852 Gogol dies in his apartment.
After the death of the writer, a large number of works remained, many of which have been filmed in our time. The death of the writer deeply shocked Russian society. The reburial of Gorky in 1931 at the cemetery of the Novodevichy Convent was the reason for the birth of rumors that the writer did not die, but fell asleep, just, lethargic sleep and was buried alive. However, there is currently no confirmation of these speculations.
Charles Dickens is the favorite English writer
Charles Dickens, one of the world's most talented writers, was born in 1812 in Landport, Great Britain. The father of the future writer was a port official, but went bankrupt when Dickens was still going to school. The boy had to go to work in a factory to somehow help feed his family. As a result, Dickens did not receive a serious education.
Once, as an adult and working as a stenographer in Parliament, Dickens decided to earn extra money by writing small essays. They were successful, and Charles was invited to one of the newspapers as a court reporter. It was then that Dickens began to collaborate with various comic artists. The writer composed short humorous stories for them. A series of similar stories called "The Pickwick Club" was extremely popular in England. Subsequently, Dickens wrote a novel, which he called " Posthumous notes Pickwick Club", the main character of which was the same comic character - Mr. Pickwick.
In world literature, Charles Dickens is known as a wonderful satirist and humorist. However, this does not mean that the writer could only arouse laughter in the hearts of people. One of the brightest works of the author - "The Adventures of Oliver Twist", made readers all over the world empathize with the main character. The most grandiose novel of the writer "David Copperfield" tells about the heart experiences of the hero, and in some details resembles the personal life of the author himself.
Gradually Dickens became very popular and loved in England. In addition, the works written by him brought wealth to the author. However, at the end of his life, there was some dissatisfaction with his position in Dickens's character, he was seized by a passion for change, anxiety. Apparently, this was a sign of psychological fatigue. In 1870 famous writer died as a result of a hemorrhage.
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov - the fate of an officer
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov - "the sun of Russian poetry", as his contemporaries called him, was born in Moscow in 1814, into a noble family. The poet graduated military school Petersburg, after which he entered the hussar regiment for service. For the publication of poems about the death of Pushkin, Lermontov was exiled by the command to the Caucasus. By nature, Lermontov was quick-tempered, he liked to let unflattering jokes at his acquaintances, to mock everyone. The result of this behavior were duels involving the poet. After the first duel, in which Lermontov fought with the son of the French envoy, the poet was again sent to the Caucasus. There he took part in the fighting, showed courage. However, the tsar did not want to reward the rebellious poet, and refused to transfer him to St. Petersburg. The duel between Lermontov and Martynov in Pyatigorsk in 1841, where the author was undergoing treatment, turned out to be the last. The poet was killed.
Lermontov began to write early. His works became famous when the author was not even 20 years old. Whatever the poet tried himself in, in prose or in poetry, the fruits of his work always became masterpieces. Lermontov's poems "Sail", "Three Palms", the poems "Mtsyri", "Demon", the novel "A Hero of Our Time" - all this will remain in the memory of posterity for a long time. Lermontov's contemporaries found in his works the spirit of the search for truth, an extraordinary depth of feeling. So was the poet himself. He constantly strived for something new, a quiet life weighed on him. He was loved and reviled at the same time. From the outside, Lermontov seemed arrogant, arrogant, ridiculing everyone and everything. But for close friends, he was always a devoted and unusually kind person. The death of the poet deeply shocked everyone, leaving no one indifferent.
"Master of Minds" - Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
This truly brilliant writer was born in Orel in 1818 in a noble family. Turgenev was an extremely weak personality. The consequence of this was the upbringing of the writer in severity. His mother was a rather despotic nature, preferring her whole family to live by her rules. However, despite the cowardice of character and the education of the philosopher, Turgenev took part in Patriotic War 1812
All his life, Turgenev was dissatisfied with serfdom, he was oppressed by the life of the peasants, forced to work up to a sweat under the yoke of the landowners. This mood of Turgenev was reflected in many of the writer's works, these include "The Landowner", "Notes of a Hunter", "A Month in the Village". The writer was also very fond of touching in his works on the topic of problems that arise between society and the individual. A striking example of such a work is "Fathers and Sons". The age-old conflict of two generations, colorfully described by Turgenev, is still relevant to this day.
Turgenev's acquaintances describe him as an overly kind and soft-hearted person. Many said that even with the servants in his house, the writer behaved like a family, as if they were his own people. Turgenev was very friendly with the famous French singer— Pauline Viardot. Until his death, he lived in her house with her family. The writer's death occurred in 1883 as a result of a spinal disease.
Great "seer" - Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
The famous writer was born in Moscow in 1821. His family came from an ancient Lithuanian family, known from records for its indomitability and violent character. At the age of 18, Dostoevsky loses his father, which is the result of the first epileptic seizure of the future writer. Subsequently, this disease accompanied Dostoevsky all his life. At first, Fedor Mikhailovich served in the drawing room of the engineering department. Almost a year after the start of the service, he retired, as he realized that literature was his vocation.
Dostoevsky's first novel, entitled "Poor People", immediately earned its author the recognition of a writer of the "Gogol direction" or the so-called " natural school". In the work, Dostoevsky very accurately described the social disorder " little man". Fedor Mikhailovich always tried to reflect the image of reality in his work in a realistic way. He was a master of dramatic storytelling and character complexity. In addition, Dostoevsky was a prominent supporter of the revolutionary views that existed at that time in society. For his commitment to the society of "Petrashevites" he was sentenced to death, which was later replaced by hard labor.
One of the great novels of the great writer - "Crime and Punishment" is considered almost prophetic. All the circumstances of the situation, the images of the heroes are reflected in the 20th century - the century of wars and violence. Dostoevsky in many of his works not only showed his contemporary society with its cruelty and oppression of people. The writer also played situations of the development of this situation, described what such a society could come to. In many ways, his subsequent works, The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot, also became prophetic. The famous "seer" passed away in 1881.
Classic adventure genre - Jules Verne
One of the founders science fiction, which Jules Verne is rightly considered to be, was born in the French city of Nantes in 1828 in the family of a lawyer. Initially, Jules Verne was also preparing to become a lawyer, but the love of literature prompted him to change his mind.
In his works, the writer bows to the scientific progress of mankind, invents new ways and methods of its development. During his life, Jules Verne released a huge number of novels, short stories and novellas. Several of his works have been filmed and make us follow the adventures of Jules Verne's heroes with delight even in our time. Almost everyone has known his cult novels since childhood - Around the World in 80 Days, Fifteen-Year-Old Captain, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Captain Grant's Children and many others. Distinctive feature of these adventure works is that Jules Verne, although he described incredible events, but at the same time carefully thought through technical features and well-known scientific discoveries to give your work a certain amount of realism. Jules Verne loved to describe the characters of his heroes magnificently, giving them features of heroism, and sometimes comicality. A breathtaking adventure reigns on almost every page of the books written by this wonderful writer.
Jules Verne was very fond of traveling. He traveled a lot around the world, collecting subjects and faces for his works. However, after being wounded in the leg (the writer was shot by a mentally ill nephew in 1886), Jules Verne had to forget about traveling. The famous "traveler" died of diabetes in 1905.
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
A descendant of an old noble family - Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, was born in the family estate Yasnaya Polyana, which is located near Tula in 1828. At an early age, Tolstoy lost his parents. Numerous relatives took up the upbringing of the future writer and his brothers and sisters. At the beginning, Tolstoy dreamed of becoming a diplomat, but without finishing his studies at the Oriental Faculty, he transferred to law. But Tolstoy also did not have to become a jurist. He went back to the family estate, which he inherited, where he tried to write novels. Without finishing any of them, the writer returned to Moscow. For a long time Tolstoy tried to find a field of activity in which he could realize himself.
Tolstoy's life at first was a series of sprees and parties. At one time, a gypsy camp even lived on his estate. In the end, the writer's older brother takes him with him to the Caucasus, where Tolstoy takes part in hostilities. It is in the Caucasus that Tolstoy contemplates writing a novel consisting of four parts: "Childhood", "Adolescence", "Youth", "Youth", and begins to implement his plan. After the publication of the first part of the novel, recognition and fame come to Tolstoy. The subsequent two parts also caused a stir among the reading population of Russia (the fourth part of the novel was not written). Caucasian theme also found its reflection in the works of the writer - "Hadji Murad", "Cossacks", "Degraded".
Subsequently, Tolstoy takes part in Russian-Turkish war, participates in the defense of Sevastopol and is presented for an award several times George Cross, however, he never receives it due to difficult relations with the leadership that approved the awards. It was at that time that Tolstoy wrote his legendary "Sevastopol Tales", which struck contemporaries with the reality of a soldier's life. The most important work that brought Tolstoy world fame was his novel War and Peace. Even if the writer did not subsequently write a single line, this novel would still leave him in the memory of his descendants as a great writer. However, Tolstoy did not stop there. Further, Anna Karenina, Resurrection, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and many others are published. Towards the end of his life, Lev Nikolaevich was excommunicated from the church, in connection with open atheistic statements. Died great writer from pneumonia in 1910.
"Protestant" nature of Mark Twain
The real name of this famous writer was Samuel Lenghorne Clemens. He was born in Florida american state Missouri in 1835 Orphaned early, Mark Twain had to drop out of school and take a job as an apprentice compositor for local newspapers. The writer took the pseudonym "Mark Twain" while working as a pilot on a private steamer. Subsequently, during the beginning in the USA civil war, Mark Twain was forced to move to the west of the country. It was there that his literary career began. At first, Mark Twain worked as a miner in Nevada, extracting silver. Subsequently, he left this activity, and got a job in a newspaper. Working in various publications, Mark Twain traveled widely. The result of the wanderings were written letters, which later became the basis of his book "Simples Abroad". This work was a huge success, and Mark Twain became famous overnight.
Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered a huge contribution to American literature. No less significant are such works of the author as "A Connecticut Yankee in the Court of King Arthur" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". It is believed that in the person of Tom Sawyer, the author described himself and his childhood. It was his inner protest against the existing moral foundations of that time that Mark Twain put into the personality of the hero of the book.
My literary activity Mark Twain began by writing humorous stories, and ended with works containing subtle irony in relation to the mores that prevailed in his time, as well as pessimistic moods about the future of his country.
Mark Twain is one of the recognized authors who made an invaluable contribution to the formation of all American literature. The whole life of the famous writer was full of sarcasm and irony. He never lost heart and always tried to treat everything with humor, although many moments of the author's life were completely bleak. The great writer died of angina pectoris in 1910.
The famous "detective" - Arthur Conan Doyle
The great master of the detective genre was born into a family of Irish Catholics in 1859. His homeland is the Scottish city of Edinburgh. The family of the future writer had great financial difficulties due to his father's addiction to alcohol and his mental problems. Wealthy relatives offered the Doyle family to send the boy to study at a closed Jesuit college, to which they agreed. At the end of his studies, the writer, who had taken out hatred of religious prejudice from the walls of the institution, returned home, where he decided to study as a doctor. While in his third year, Doyle decided to try his hand at literature. His first works did not bring him any success. During his studies, Doyle is sent to a whaling ship as a ship's doctor. Subsequently, the impressions he received from his service on the ship became the basis of a story written shortly before the end of his service - "Captain of the North Star".
Glory to Arthur Conan Doyle brought stories about detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson. The first of this cycle was the writer's story - "A Study in Scarlet", then several others followed. Subsequently, all these works were combined into one series, called "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." Quite rightly, Arthur Conan Doyle is called the founder of the detective genre. To this day, the adventures of the famous detective excite the minds of readers. More than once the writer tried to “kill” his hero, who, according to his confession, prevented the author from doing something more important. However, numerous requests from readers forced him to change his mind. The famous writer died of a heart attack in 1930.
"Humorist" - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Chekhov Anton Pavlovich - one of the established writers working in the satirical genre, was born in Taganrog in 1860. school years Chekhov became interested in theater and literature. Anton Pavlovich spent his childhood in hometown, after which he left for Moscow with his family. There, the future writer enters Moscow University to study medical practice. While still a student, Chekhov began to write various parodies and humoresques for small comic magazines. Largely thanks to the funds received for this creativity, the Chekhov family was able to live in Moscow for the first time.
After graduation, Chekhov works as a doctor, but does not stop writing. By that time, he had already developed his own unique style of short humorous stories, which, however, had a double meaning. In his work, Chekhov tried to adhere to truthfulness and preserve the reality of the time in which he lived. In addition to the satire that was present in his works, the writer quite clearly described the psychology of his characters, endowing many of them with elements of drama. Almost all of Chekhov's heroes are taken from everyday life, not endowed with supernatural powers. Among them are the famous "Man in a Case", "Overcoat", "Ward No. 6". All these stories contain the truth of life as it is, without embellishment. In the last six years of his life, Chekhov reincarnated as a playwright. His plays, at that time innovative both in style and in spirit, are still in the repertoires. modern theaters. Nowadays, there are few people who have not heard of such works as "Uncle Vanya", "The Cherry Orchard", "The Seagull", "Three Sisters".
Anton Pavlovich had a huge impact on Russian literature, having established the genre of a laconic story in prose. In 1904 the famous writer passed away.
Rudyard Kipling - owner Nobel Prize in Literature
Rudyard Kipling - truly the most famous English poet, was born in Bombay in 1865. At first, Kipling lived with his parents in his homeland in India, but then moved to England. The writer's father wanted him to become a military man, but Kipling's myopia did not allow these plans to come true. Subsequently, the writer becomes a journalist and goes back to India. There, working in his specialty, Kipling began to write various poems and short stories. Further, the author travels a lot around the world, and gradually becomes a successful writer. His stories are becoming more and more popular.
Childhood spent in exotic India prompted the writer to create magnificent works "Mowgli" and "The Jungle Book", so loved by kids all over the world. In general, in the writer's work there are a lot of works on an oriental theme. He does not belittle the dignity of Eastern culture, but on the contrary, reveals it in all its glory. It is in this spirit that Kipling's legendary novel Kim is written.
In his life, Kipling was famous not only as a prose writer, but also as talented poet. The whole world knows his poem "The Commandment". All Kipling's works are described in an incredibly rich language containing a huge number of metaphors. This gives the right to say that the author has made a huge contribution to the development in English. Few people know that Rudyard Kipling was the first Englishman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. This award the author received in 1907. A few years later, the writer beloved by many died. He died in 1936.
The century before last was an interesting stage in the development of human history. The emergence of new technologies, faith in progress, the spread of enlightenment ideas, the development of new social relations, the emergence of a new bourgeois class that became dominant in many European countries - all this was reflected in art. The literature of the 19th century reflected all the turning points in the development of society. All shocks and discoveries are reflected in the pages of novels by eminent writers. 19th century literature– multifaceted, diverse and very interesting.
Literature of the 19th century as an indicator of public consciousness
The century began in the atmosphere of the Great french revolution, whose ideas captured the whole of Europe, America and Russia. Under the influence of these events, the greatest books of the 19th century appeared, a list of which you can find in this section. In Great Britain, with the coming to power of Queen Victoria, a new era of stability began, which was accompanied by a national upsurge, the development of industry and art. Public tranquility produced the best books of the 19th century, written in all sorts of genres. In France, on the contrary, there was a lot of revolutionary unrest, accompanied by a change in the political system and the development of social thought. Of course, this also influenced the books of the 19th century. The literary age ended with an era of decadence, which is characterized by gloomy and mystical moods and a bohemian lifestyle of representatives of art. Thus, the literature of the 19th century gave works that everyone needs to read.
Books of the 19th century on the site "KnigoPoisk"
If you are interested in 19th century literature, the list of the KnigoPoisk site will help you find interesting novels. The rating is based on the feedback from visitors to our resource. "Books of the 19th century" - a list that will not leave anyone indifferent.
The past century has given mankind many talented authors. Writers of the 20th century worked in the era of world social upheavals and revolutions, which inevitably found its reflection in their works. Any historical event influenced literature - if you remember, the largest number of military novels were written during the Second World War and in the next 15 years.
The most famous Russian writers of the 20th century are Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Mikhail Bulgakov. Solzhenitsyn revealed to the world all the horror Soviet camps in his work "The Gulag Archipelago", for which he was subjected to the most severe criticism and persecution in our country. Later, Solzhenitsyn was deported to the FRG, and he lived and worked abroad for a long time. he was returned only in 1990 by a special presidential decree, after which he was able to return to his homeland.
It is interesting that in our country the 20th century became the era of writers and poets in exile - Ivan Bunin, Konstantin Balmont, Raisa Bloch and many others ended up abroad in different years. Mikhail Bulgakov became famous throughout the world for his novel The Master and Margarita and the story Heart of a Dog. It is noteworthy that he wrote the novel "The Master and Margarita" for more than 10 years - the basis of the work was created immediately, but the editing continued long years until the writer's death. The terminally ill Bulgakov brought the novel to perfection, but did not have time to finish this work, so literary mistakes can be found in the work. And still, the novel "The Master and Margarita" became, perhaps, the best work this genre throughout the 20th century.
Popular of the 20th century is, first of all, the queen of the detective Agatha Christie and the creator of the best dystopia "Animal Farm" George Orwell. England at all times has given the world literary geniuses such as William Shakespeare, HG Wells, Walter Scott and many others. The last century was no exception, and people in all countries are now reading books by Pratchett Terry, John Windom and
In general, the writers of the 20th century did not at all resemble their predecessors - the authors of the 19th century. became more diverse, and if in the 19th century there were only 3-4 main directions, then in the 20th there were an order of magnitude more. Stylistic and ideological diversity gave rise to many genres and trends, and the search for a new language gave us a whole galaxy of thinkers and philosophers, such as Marcel Proust and
Russian writers of the 20th century limited themselves mainly to three stylistic trends - realism, modernism and avant-garde. An interesting phenomenon in Russian literature of the last century was the revival of romanticism in its original form, this fact was most fully reflected in the works of Alexander Grin, whose works are literally permeated with ineradicable dreaminess and exoticism.
The writers of the 20th century have left a noticeable mark on world literature, and we can only hope that the authors of the 21st century will turn out to be no worse than their predecessors. Maybe somewhere a new Gorky, Pasternak or Hemingway is already creating.
