Fathers and Sons
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Fathers and Sons is an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev that explores generational conflict and the rise of nihilism in 19th-century Russia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ivan Turgenev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
conflict between aristocratic values and radical ideas
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ideological conflict between fathers and sons ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfBazarov | nihilist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
controversial among contemporary Russian critics
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now widely regarded as a masterpiece of Russian literature ⓘ |
| exploresIssue |
clash between generations
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tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| exploresPhilosophy |
liberal humanism
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nihilism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Russkii Vestnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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philosophical novel ⓘ realist novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Fathers and Sons (various translators) ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Russian realist fiction
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literary portrayals of nihilism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key text in the depiction of Russian nihilism
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major work of 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anna Odintsova
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Arkady Kirsanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenichka NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Kirsanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavel Kirsanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Yevgeny Bazarov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conflict between liberalism and radicalism
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generational conflict ⓘ nihilism ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Отцы и дети NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian classical literature canon ⓘ |
| placeOfAction |
Russian countryside
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provincial Russian estates ⓘ |
| protagonist | Yevgeny Bazarov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| publisherCountryOfFirstEdition | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th-century Russia ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 1860s ⓘ |
| title |
Fathers and Children
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Fathers and Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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