Literature
The tragic duel and the death of Pushkin
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It's safe to say that Pushkin's death left an indelible mark on the history of Russian and world literature
Herman Melville: biography of the writer and his work
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Herman Melville is a famous American writer with a difficult fate. He began to work very early, he managed to see and learn a lot. In his youth - a traveler, in the middle of his life - a famous and respected writer, in maturity - a forgotten civil servant. Interest in the author's works arose only in the 19th century, and his fame began to grow steadily. Melville began to be perceived by the reader as a contemporary, and his novel "Moby Dick" became the most significant novel of that time
The best modern books. Short review
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Sometimes it seems that due to the abundance of feature films and various TV series today, among which there are many adaptations of various literary works, reading books has become irrelevant. But looking at the shelves in bookstores, you suddenly realize that this is not at all the case. Therefore, now I would like to consider the best modern books, the demand for which has not faded for years
Balzac's Shagreen Skin - a parable or a portrait of time and society?
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Honoré de Balzac conceived and almost brought to life a daring plan: to write a cycle of novels and short stories in which a literary model of contemporary France would be created. He called the main creation of his life "The Human Comedy", by analogy with the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. The writer hoped that it would become as significant for the 19th century as the creation of the great Florentine for the Middle Ages. Shagreen Leather (1831) is also included in this cycle
We read the summary of "After the Ball" by Leo Tolstoy
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The article gives a summary of "After the Ball" by L.N. Tolstoy, as well as the history of the creation of this story and its brief analysis
How to write a novel: where to start, come up with a title, plot
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How to write a novel? Force the reader to plunge into the world created by the author? Feel things, places and worlds he didn't know about? Ignite the reader's thirst to know what happens next and make them turn the page
Composition technique in literature: description, application and rules
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The word "composition" is first encountered at school, later it becomes a term, then a concept, gradually expanding to the key in any plan for understanding a literary work. There are various ways and forms of artistic representation of reality, and compositional technique is considered as one of the main formative units
Henry Longfellow: biography and creativity
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The work of Henry Longfellow is known to any more or less educated person. His romantic poetry is a bright page in American literature and culture. Let's talk about how the fate of the poet developed, what influenced his work and what books of the writer should be read by everyone
Anna Kern - Pushkin's muse. A poem dedicated to Anna Kern
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Anna Petrovna Kern was a Russian noblewoman. She was remembered as a woman who played a significant role in the fate of the brilliant Russian writer Pushkin. She herself wrote her memoirs
Allen Carr's book "An easy way to stop drinking": genre, content, reviews
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In Russia, there were no statistical studies that would confirm the effectiveness of Allen Carr's methods. But perhaps every smoker has a friend who at least once recommended him to read the book "The Easy Way to Quit Smoking." She helped many. Less popular is The Easy Way to Stop Drinking. The topic of alcohol addiction is very sensitive. Not everyone who managed to overcome it will not be embarrassed to recommend to friends and acquaintances the work of the founder of the Easy Method clinic
The story "Clean Monday" or between two worlds
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An unusually sensual, emotional, but at the same time tragic story by I. Bunin "Clean Monday", the summary of which is almost impossible to retell - on the pages of the story there are not so much events as feelings and experiences of the main characters. "Clean Monday" begins with a chance acquaintance of a young man and a girl at a lecture by Andrei Bely, which became the beginning of an amazingly beautiful novel that had no future. Every evening they went to dine in expensive restaurants
Which book to read? Literature review, advice on choosing books
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What book to read in your spare time? This question cannot be answered unambiguously. It all depends on literary preferences and the number of books already read. Some people only read the classics. Someone interested in detectives. Someone likes romantic prose
How to properly design an envelope?
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In business correspondence, the design of the envelope performs a representative function, thereby creating the image of the company. Large firms and companies that care about their reputation most often order the design of a postal envelope with a logo in a printing house
What is a myth, its differences among different peoples of the world
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The concept of myth is revealed, its definition, what features it has in different peoples, the basic principle, the features of Scandinavian and Slavic mythology are mentioned
Psychological characteristics of Pechorin
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Lermontov in his novel "A Hero of Our Time" created the image of a contemporary person with all his inherent weaknesses and shortcomings, which is not alien to readers of the 21st century. This article contains a characteristic of Pechorin
Gregory David Roberts, novel "Shantaram": summary, main character
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Have you read "Shantaram" yet, reviews of which are the most positive? Perhaps, after getting acquainted with the summary of the work, you will want to do this. A description of the famous creation of Gregory David Roberts and its plot are presented in this article
Characteristics of Chichikov: serf merchant
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And then one day Chichikov was struck by some brilliant idea that promised a quick and sure enrichment. “I am looking for mittens everywhere, but they are behind my belt,” Chichikov said and set about developing his future operation to acquire dead souls
Friedrich Engels "Dialectics of Nature": summary and analysis of the work
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The late period of the scientific activity of Friedrich Engels is marked by his appeal to natural sciences. This science is the progenitor of many other disciplines about nature. It is considered to be the basis on which not a single dozen sciences have developed. This article will discuss the work of Friedrich Engels "Dialectics of Nature", which the author did not have time to complete
Answering the question: "How do I write book reviews?"
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This article will tell you how to write a review about a product. So, let's start with … acting. Formally, you have a blank sheet in front of you (a clean “Word”), and you think: “Where to start?” And figuratively, you open the door for your reader, and on the threshold with you, who do you think? Author and work. Thus, your initial mission is determined - the implementation of acquaintance
Kazakh literature: past and present
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Can you name the three most popular writers of Kazakhstan? What about classic books? Today, Kazakh literature largely remains terra incognita for the Russian reader. However, acquaintance with classical and modern works of Kazakh authors can be the beginning of a great literary attachment
Biography and books of the writer Morua
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Famous novelist André Maurois is recognized as an unsurpassed author of biographies. But the literary activity of the French writer is very rich and versatile. He has written biographical and psychological novels, love stories and travel essays, philosophical essays and fantasy stories
Erich Maria Remarque, "Spark of Life": reviews and summary
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With the novel by Erich Maria Remarque "The Spark of Life" readers first met in January 1952. This edition was not released in Germany, which was the birthplace of the writer, but in America. That is why the first edition of Remarque's book "The Spark of Life" was published in English
Svante Svanteson and Carlson: a little about fairy tale characters
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Astrid Lindgren is the author of a book on which several generations have grown up. The modest Kid, the noisy and kind Carlson, the mischievous Miss Bok are characters familiar from childhood. Let's remember the cute tricks of baby Svante and "men in the prime of life" named Carlson
Ostrovsky, "Guilty Without Guilt": a summary, analysis of the work and the main idea of the play
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A summary of Ostrovsky's "Guilty Without Guilt" will allow you to find out the main events of this play without even reading it in its entirety. It was completed in 1883, becoming a classic melodrama. In this article we will give the plot of the work, talk about its characters, the main idea
Sayings of Pythagoras: important topics, famous quotes and aphorisms
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Pythagoras - one of the famous ancient Greek scientists and philosophers, made a great contribution to the creation and development of mathematics as a science. He founded a special school of Pythagoreans. The statements of Pythagoras have become popular expressions, they reflect his life and philosophical views
Lion Feuchtwanger, "Goya, or the Hard Path of Knowledge": the wanderings of talent in an era of impending progress
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The book, which will be discussed below, tells about the life and work of one of the most innovative artists of his time - Francisco de Goya. Should I fight with violent passion or surrender to it with all my might? And all this under the conditions of the Inquisition, unbalanced European kings and majestic generals
Maria Bykova. Modern language about ancient magic
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It just so happened that it is not customary to praise modern Russian literature. But among contemporary writers there are many talented people. So, maybe it's time to put aside your arrogance towards the writers of our days and set aside a place in your library for the works of contemporaries?
George Gordon Byron's poem "Manfred". History of creation, summary, analysis
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"No, I'm not Byron, I'm different…", - wrote the no less famous and no less talented poet, our compatriot Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov. And what is he, this mysterious Byron? What did he write, and about what? Will his works be understandable and relevant now, when completely different tendencies are observed in literature, different from the romantic trend of the first half of the nineteenth century? Let's try to answer this question by analyzing one of the most famous works of George Byron
Kerry Greenwood: biography, literary activity
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Kerry Greenwood's name is well known to lovers of quality literature from all over the globe. For many years, the writer has been pleasing loyal fans not only with wonderful works about the life, life and destinies of the adult population of Australia, but also skillfully creates wonderful children's works filled with kindness and fairy-tale magic
Nikolai Virta: writer, playwright, censor of Holy Scripture
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Today, the name of the Soviet writer Nikolai Evgenievich Virta says little to the average reader, because at one time he was the author of a bestseller, won four Stalin Prizes and the right to edit the Bible
W alther von der Vogelweide: biography, creativity
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W alther von der Vogelweide is a famous German composer and poet of the 12th-13th centuries. One of the representatives of the classic minnesang generation. His works are still of great interest to lovers of medieval literature. In this article you will learn about his biography and work
"City life" is your first encyclopedia
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Reading is not only a pleasant pastime, but also a useful activity. Do you want your child to be interested in this activity from an early age? Then offer him the right books. About one of these - the children's encyclopedia "City Life" - read in this article
Elena Khaetskaya: biography, personal life, creativity, photo
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Literature is, first of all, an art. The artist creates his masterpieces with the help of brushes and paints, the musician plays notes, the sculptor cuts the stone… The tool of the writer and poet is the word. Among the writers of our century there are many talented people whose works you read with great pleasure. So, maybe it’s worth taking a closer look at them and finding an hour or two to study modern literature? We propose to start with Elena Khaetskaya
Shukshin, "Freak": analysis of the story, summary
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Of course, it is better to start a deep study of literary masterpieces with small, most understandable and simple works. For example, with stories. One of these uncomplicated, at first glance, but nonetheless deserving of careful analysis, is the story of V. M. Shukshin "Freak". We will try to analyze it in this article
Greg Mortenson: biography, interesting facts from life, photo
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Greg Mortenson's father created the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center and his mother created the Moshi International School. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that Greg became what he became. A well-known philanthropist, founder of the Penny for the World project, one of the authors of Three Cups of Tea, a book that captivated the public, which was published in 50 countries and sold with a circulation of 7,000,000 copies, one of the founders of the Central Asia Institute
Sergey Tarmashev: “Ancient. Corporation"
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The possible future of our Earth continues
Adventures in the Middle Ages and space in the works of Arina Alison
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Today there are many books written in the fantasy genre about "hitmen". The brave heroes of male authors save the country, the state and the world as a whole. For female writers, a charming heroine protects the peaceful life of the population, but in most cases, she finds her love, and the stories end with a wedding
The owner of the magic of the Spirit Adrian Ivashkov in the books "Academy of Vampires"
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Rachael Mead is a famous American writer, screenwriter of five films, author of several series of books, one of them is Vampire Academy, the first book of which was made into a film of the same name. This is a story about the adventures of seventeen-year-old Dhampir girl Rose Hathaway and her Moroi friend Lissa Dragomir. A minor character of the books, appearing in the second volume of the series, is the favorite great-nephew of the Moroi queen - Adrian Ivashkov
"Jane Eyre": quotes, catchphrases, aphorisms
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Without a doubt, almost every second person has seen the movie or read the book by Charlotte Brontë "Jane Eyre" - this is one of the most famous works. It was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Carell Bell. Many readers take the story to heart and involuntarily imagine themselves in the place of the heroine, because the work is written in the first person
Kovalevskaya Elena and her works
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"Popadantsy", adventures in space, travel in magical worlds - these genres can be found in the books of Elena Kovalevskaya. Everything from medieval life to high technologies for the production of cyborgs. Completely different genres of writing from one author