Chapter I: Front Matter

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Transcriber's notes

1. The Russian names normally do not have any accents; in this
book they appear to represent the emphasized syllable. The use
of accents has been standardized, with exception of Alexander
vs. Alexánder.

2. Corrected the division into stanzas for a poem "God" (O Thou
eternal One! whose presence bright) on page 94. The translator
used nine lines where ten lines were used in the original
Russian poem.

3. Several misprints and punctuation errors corrected. A list of
corrections can be found at the end of the text.

4. Footnotes moved to chapter-ends.

A SURVEY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE, WITH SELECTIONS

by

ISABEL F. HAPGOOD

Author of "Russian Rambles," and "The Epic Songs of Russia"

New York Chautauqua Springfield Chicago The Chautauqua Press MCMII Copyright, 1902, by The Chautauqua Press

The Lakeside Press, Chicago, Ill., U. S. A. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE ANCIENT PERIOD, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE
INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY IN 988 1

II. THE ANCIENT PERIOD, FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY
TO THE TATÁR DOMINION, 988-1224 39

III. SECOND PERIOD, FROM THE TATÁR DOMINION TO THE TIME OF IVÁN
THE TERRIBLE, 1224-1330 47

IV. THIRD PERIOD, FROM THE TIME OF IVÁN THE TERRIBLE, 1530, TO
THE MIDDLE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 50

V. FOURTH PERIOD, FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
TO THE EPOCH OF REFORM UNDER PETER THE GREAT 61

VI. FIFTH PERIOD, THE REIGN OF PETER THE GREAT, 1689-1723 66

VII. SIXTH PERIOD, THE REIGN OF KATHERINE II. 1762-1796 80

VIII. SEVENTH PERIOD, FROM PÚSHKIN TO THE WRITERS OF THE FORTIES 123

IX. SEVENTH PERIOD: GONTCHARÓFF, GRIGORÓVITCH, TURGÉNEFF 161

X. SEVENTH PERIOD: OSTRÓVSKY, A. K. TOLSTÓY, POLÓNSKY,
NEKRÁSOFF, SHEVTCHÉNKO, AND OTHERS 181

XI. DOSTOÉVSKY 212

XII. SEVENTH PERIOD: DANILÉVSKY, SALTYKÓFF, L. N. TOLSTÓY,
GÓRKY, AND OTHERS 229