"This book originated in a series of eight lectures on Russian literature during the nineteenth century which I delivered in March, 1901, at the Lowell Institute, in Boston."--Pref.
Subsequently published under titles: Ideals and realities in Russian literature, and Russian literature: ideals and realities.
Original document: Book.
Bibliography
"Bibliographical notes": pages 318-320.
Contents
Introduction -- Pushkin. Lermontoff --Gógol -- Turguéneff; Tolstóy -- Gontcharoff. Dostoyevskiy. Nekrásoff -- The drama -- Folk-novelists -- Political literature. Satire. Art-criticism. Contemporary novelists -- Bibliographical notes -- Index.
Summary
This book is derived from a series of lectures on Russian literature delivered by the author.