Bednye lyudi
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Bednye lyudi is the Russian title of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s debut epistolary novel, known in English as "Poor Folk," which portrays the struggles and inner lives of impoverished Petersburg clerks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bednye lyudi canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Fyodor Dostoevsky’s early period ⓘ |
| author | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsSocialClass |
impoverished clerks
ⓘ
urban poor ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Otechestvennye Zapiski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner lives of the poor
ⓘ
personal correspondence between protagonists ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
stage adaptations
ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | praised by contemporary Russian critics ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Poor Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedCareerOf | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageScript | Cyrillic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | Dostoevsky’s first major work ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
detailed social observation
ⓘ
psychological characterization ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Makar Devushkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varvara Dobrosyolova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | epistolary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional dependence between characters
ⓘ
material deprivation ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | low-ranking clerk ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| publisherType | literary journal ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Vissarion Belinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of letters ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucracy
ⓘ
dignity of the poor ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1840s ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Poor Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInRussian | Бедные люди ⓘ |
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