Fiction
Christopher Robin - who is he?
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Christopher Robin - a cheerful boy from stories about Winnie the Pooh or an unhappy child from a difficult family? Who is he?
Prologue is Let's try to understand literary terminology
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Prologue is (in literature) an introductory section that "opens" a work of any style. It can appear in fiction, in various technical books, and in large articles with a political or social orientation
"Northanger Abbey" - a book within a book
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"Northanger Abbey" is a story of amazing, tender and even somewhat naive love, but combined with sparkling humor. That is why the book attracts not only the female half of the readers, but also the male
Soviet detective stories: stages of genre development
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Soviet detectives originated around the 20s of the last century, and the impetus for their appearance was a sharp increase in crime during the NEP
Favorite fairy tales. "The Scarlet Flower"
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This tale was not written by a storyteller at all. Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov (1791-1859) remained in the history of literature as a prose writer, publicist and memoirist, theater and literary critic, censor, public figure. And the author made the fairy tale “The Scarlet Flower”, which glorified him more than all other works, as a kind of appendix to the large autobiographical story “Childhood of Bagrov the Grandson”
What is spiritual literature?
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The eternal question of all mankind "What is the meaning of being?". Spiritual literature is able to reveal many secrets. So, what is the peculiarity of spiritual books?
Cat Basilio - a bright character in Tolstoy's fairy tale
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Basilio (aka "Vasily", "Vaska", but only in Italian style) - of course, one of the most striking and original characters in Tolstoy's fairy tale "Pinocchio". In Russia at that time, almost a good half of the cats were called Vaska, so this name is quite a household name, implying not only cunning, a tendency to cheat, stupidity (everyone knows “Vaska listens and eats”), but also simplicity, which often makes us touched by this hero
Fazil Iskander, "Chika's Childhood": summary, main characters, reviews
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In this article you will read a summary of "Chik's Childhood" by Fazil Iskander, as well as find information about the main characters and an analysis of this work
Tragedy is life and acting on stage
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To understand such a wide range of the scope of the word, let's look at its meaning. According to explanatory dictionaries, tragedy is, firstly, along with drama and comedy, a literary and artistic genre. Its most famous examples are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and other works by William Shakespeare
The main idea of the fairy tale "The Scarlet Flower" Aksakov Sergey Timofeevich
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The fairy tale "The Scarlet Flower" by ST Aksakov was included in the appendix to "Childhood of Bagrov - grandson". The artistic adaptation of the famous French fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" to Russian traditions brought popularity to the author, and is still one of the favorite fairy tales of children and adults
Leo Tolstoy's childhood in his work
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Leo Tolstoy's childhood can hardly be called cloudless, but the memories of him, set out in the trilogy, are touching and sensual
Dumbledore's Army: description of the organization from the "Order of the Phoenix"
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Dumbledore's Army: The Complete Story. All the events that led to the creation of the organization are described in detail
Nikolai Gogol. Summary: "The Missing Letter"
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In today's article, I propose to touch on the literature of the "Golden Age". We are talking about the story of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol "The Lost Letter", included in the famous collection "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka". In this publication, we will consider the history of creation, the central characters of the work, and get acquainted with the opinions of critics
"The Cider House Rules": a novel by John Irving
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This article offers a brief analysis of the work of John Irving's "Winemakers' Rules", describes the plot, reveals the problems
Epilogue is Term disclosure
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Epilogue is a part of the composition of the work, which is introduced by the writer to better understand the characters and events described in the text
P.P. Bazhov, "Malachite Box": title, plot, images
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"Malachite Box" - a collection of fairy tales, known to everyone and loved by everyone from young to old. What it tells about and what is the reason for such an unusual name, you can find out by reading this article
Ivan Goncharov. Summary of "Oblomov"
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This article briefly describes Ivan Goncharov's novel "Oblomov". It is one of those books worth reading
Summary of Nabokov's Lolita: is Humbert to blame?
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The novel "Lolita" is one of the most controversial works of the 20th century. We are used to the fact that writers make the main characters of their books most often positive characters. Here, Humbert is a negative hero, with a sick psyche and disgusting inclinations
Summary. "Chameleon" - a story by A. Chekhov
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In this article you will not read the entire work of Chekhov, but only its summary. "Chameleon" is a witty short story, so you might want to read it in its entirety
Short biography. Bulgakov Mikhail
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This article provides a brief biography and lists the main works of the writer Mikhail Bulgakov. You will learn some interesting facts from his life
The Gronholm Method: Modern Drama
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Galseran, a contemporary Spanish writer, gave us a play that has traveled all over the world and has been translated into many languages. What attracts the viewer? Rigid selection, a test of humanity and the true essence of a person, played out on stage
Summary of Chekhov's "Student". Main events
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In this article you will find a summary of Chekhov's "Student". This is a very short, but at the same time beautifully polished work - a story. It has a deep meaning, which, of course, will help to understand by reading it
Essay is a literary and philosophical genre
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Everyone who has a magazine or newspaper in their hands has come across this genre. And many have had the opportunity to create works of this type on their own. What is an essay? This is a philosophical study, scientific, journalistic or critical article, note, essay, usually written in prose
All about who wrote The Little Prince
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The one who wrote "The Little Prince" spent his childhood in conditions similar to the life of a royal person. Antoine de Saint-Exupery was born into the family of a count and spent his childhood in an old castle, the walls of which were built in the thirteenth century
Reflections on the theme of the novel "Les Misérables": Victor Hugo introduces real people into his work
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This article discusses the work "Les Misérables". Victor Hugo used a lot of colorful and realistic characters. But did they really exist, and how can this book be viewed from a historical point of view?
What is the difference between drama and melodrama? Key Features
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The curious section is drama. This genre appeared at the end of the 18th century, replacing the tragedy. What distinguishes drama from melodrama is the description of the life of an ordinary person in all colors. This is the story of an ordinary average citizen with his problems, misunderstanding on the part of relatives and society as a whole, conflicts with the whole world
Comedy "The tradesman in the nobility" - content, issues, images
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It will be about Molière's great comedy "The tradesman in the nobility". Everything was new in the work: a pronounced mockery of the morals and habits of high society, and a realistic depiction of ignorant rudeness, ignorance, greed and stupidity of the bourgeoisie, stubbornly striving to share power and privileges in a country with an impoverished nobility, and the author’s obvious sympathy for a simple person, representative of the so-called third estate
Chekhov's pseudonyms at different stages of his life
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A.P. Chekhov used pseudonyms throughout his literary career. Moreover, these were completely different “second names”. And if you refer to the index, which lists Chekhov's pseudonyms, you will find at least 50 of them
Thomas Mine Reed - American or English author? "Headless Horseman" and other novels
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In 1865, the famous "Headless Horseman" was published. The author himself did not expect that his book would be such a success. But, unfortunately, one-time success did not become permanent
Who is he, the "steppe wolf" Hesse - a philosopher or a murderer?
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The novel by Hermann Hesse "Steppenwolf" is not for everyone to read and fully comprehend, and not everyone will learn a lesson from this seemingly crazy work. But you should read it, because it reveals the problem of personality
N.G. Chernyshevsky, "What is to be done?": analysis of the novel
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N.G. Chernyshevsky. "What to do?" as the first Russian utopia, a brief sketch of the life and work of the writer
What to read from the science fiction of domestic and foreign writers?
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Today, there are a huge number of genres of literature, and each of them finds its admirer. Living in the modern world is very difficult, so many people want to be transported at least for a while to other galaxies and fictional worlds, away from worries and gray life. In this regard, a new generation of readers is interested in what to read from science fiction in order not only to have a good time, but also to discover something new
"Desert Flower" - book and movie of the same name
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"Desert Flower" is an autobiographical book. She was used to film the film of the same name about the hard life of a Somali girl who would later become a world-famous model
Chivalry romances are fantastic love stories
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Knightly romances of the Middle Ages appeared in the 12th century: it was then that writers began to move from the heroic epic to a more understandable and interesting genre for most readers. This section of literature primarily included works written in one of the Romance languages, and not in Latin (hence the name “novel” sounds like)
The epic novel "Quiet Flows the Don": a summary of the chapters
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In the village of Veshenskaya, on the Don land, the Soviet writer Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov was born. "Quiet Don" he wrote about this region, the homeland of proud and freedom-loving workers
Honore de Balzac: works and life of the great writer
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An article about the life and works of Honore de Balzac, whose "Human Comedy", containing about a hundred novels (97 volumes), became a kind of reflection of the era
Oscar Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" - a topic relevant for all ages
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The Picture of Dorian Gray was written at the end of the 19th century, but it has not lost its relevance for our contemporaries. In the novel, fantasy is so harmoniously intertwined with reality that it is sometimes difficult to understand where one ends and another begins
"Oval portrait". Brief summary of the story of life and art
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Poe endlessly corrected and rewrote his texts, so every word in his stories is at least the result of the third or fourth revision. Of course, if you read not in the original, you will lose a lot of pleasure from reading the story "The Oval Portrait". Its brief content shows that it is built according to the “story within a story” scheme, unusual for that time
Russian detective stories - a new genre of modern literature
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Detective is perhaps the most sought-after genre of popular literature and cinema around the world. Many books in this direction have become true bestsellers. Recently, we can talk about the formation of a separate layer of literature called "Russian detective stories"
What historical facts can be found in epics? Epics and history
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The facts of history in epics are the subject of research by many scientists. The epic is not just an invention of our ancestors, but valuable sources of information about events, people, way of life, life, etc