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A Lear of the Steppes

A novella in which Turgenev has transformed King Lear's tragedy and taken it to an entirely different level. Harlov, the Lear and his daughter are remarkably portrayed characters. Turgenev has predilection for portraying delicate female characters and his prowess in capturing complete emotional process in love is evident here.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 156
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781410103086
  • Genres
  • russia, classics, literature
  • Release date
  • 2003