Reviews for Fathers and Sons

The average rating for Fathers and Sons based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-10-27 00:00:00 Richard Caron (874 From 1001 Books) - Отцы и дѣти = Fathers and Sons = Fathers and Children, Ivan Turgenev Fathers and Sons is an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev, and ties with A Nest of Gentlefolk for the repute of being his best novel. Arkady Kirsanov has just graduated from the University of Petersburg and returns with a friend, Bazarov, to his father's modest estate in an outlying province of Russia. His father, Nikolay, gladly receives the two young men at his estate, called Marino, but Nikolay's brother, Pavel, soon becomes upset by the strange new philosophy called "nihilism" which the young men, especially Bazarov, advocate. Nikolay, initially delighted to have his son return home, slowly begins to feel uneasy. A certain awkwardness develops in his regard toward his son, as Arkady's radical views, much influenced by Bazarov, make Nikolay's own beliefs feel dated. Nikolay has always tried to stay as current as possible, by doing things such as visiting his son at school so the two can stay as close as they are, but this in Nikolay's eyes has failed. To complicate this, the father has taken a servant, Fenechka, into his house to live with him and has already had a son by her, named Mitya. Arkady, however, is not troubled by the relationship: to the contrary, he openly celebrates the addition of a younger brother. The two young men stay over at Marino for some weeks, then decide to visit a relative of Arkady's in a neighboring province. There, they observe the local gentry and meet Madame Anna Sergevna Odintsova, an elegant woman of independent means, who cuts a seductively different figure from the pretentious or humdrum types of her surrounding provincial society of gentry. Both are attracted to her, and she, intrigued by Bazarov's singular manner, invites them to spend a few days at her estate, Nikolskoye. While Bazarov at first feels nothing for Anna, Arkady falls head over heels in love with her. ... Major characters: Yevgeny Vasilevich Bazarov: A nihilist and medical student. Arkady Nikolaevich Kirsanov: A recent graduate of St. Petersburg University and friend of Bazarov. Nikolai Petrovich Kirsanov: A landlord, a liberal democrat, Arkady's father. Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov: Nikolai's brother and a bourgeois with aristocratic pretensions, who prides himself on his refinement but, like his brother, is reform-minded. Vasily Ivanovich Bazarov: Bazarov's father, a retired army surgeon, and a small countryside land/serf holder. Arina Vlasevna Bazarova: Bazarov's mother. A very traditional woman of the 15th-century Moscovy style aristocracy: a pious follower of Orthodox Christianity, woven with folk tales and falsehoods. Anna Sergevna Odintsova: A wealthy widow who entertains the nihilist friends at her estate. Katerina (Katya) Sergeevna Lokteva: The younger sister of Anna. She lives comfortably with her sister but lacks confidence, finding it hard to escape Anna Sergeevna's shadow. Feodosya (Fenechka) Nikolayevna: The daughter of Nikolai's late housekeeper, with whom he has fallen in love and fathered a child out of wedlock. Viktor Sitnikov: A pompous and foolhardy friend of Bazarov who joins populist ideals and groups. Like Arkady, he is heavily influenced by Bazarov in his ideals. Avdotya (Evdoksia) Nikitishna Kukshina: An emancipated woman who lives in the town of X. Kukshina is independent but rather eccentric and incapable as a proto-feminist, despite her potential. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: سال 1977میلادی عنوان: پدران و پسران؛ نویسنده: ایوان تورگنیف؛ مترجم: مهری آهی؛ ترجمه از متن روسی؛ تهران، چاپ نخست 1334؛ در 333ص؛ چاپ دوم و سوم در 356ص؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، بنگاه ترجمه ونشر، 1351؛ در 356ص؛ چاپ چهارم 1356؛ زیر نظر احسان یارشاطر؛ چاپ دیگر وزارات فرهنگ و آموزش عالی، علمی فرهنگی؛ در 1365؛ چاپ دیگر 1375؛ چاپ ششم علمی فرهنگی 1388 در 298ص، شابک 9789646205963؛ چاپ هشتم 1392؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان روسی - سده 19م مترجم: مهدی سعادت؛ تهران، شقایق، 1364؛ در در 351ص و هشت ص؛ چاپ دوم 1367؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، درنا، 1368؛ در 351ص و هشت ص؛ مترجم: الهام ربیعی؛ تهران، نشر فرمهر، 1396؛ در 292ص؛ شابک 9786009732821؛ تورگنیف (زندگی: از سال 1818میلادی تا سال 1883میلادی)، از رهبران مکتب «ناتورالیسم روسیه» بودند؛ در دوران جوانی ایشان، مکتب «رمانتیزم» در «روسیه» رواج داشت؛ اشعار ایشان، پیش از سال 1840میلادی، تقلیدی از دیگر شاعران «رمانتیک» آن زمان بود؛ پس از سال 1840میلادی، ایشان دست از افکار «رمانتیک» خویش برداشتند؛ با نوشتن داستانهای «ملاکین»، «اعیان و اشراف»، به شرح زندگی «رعایا»، و «دهقانانِ» «روس» پرداختند؛ رمان «پدران و پسران» که از شاهکارهای ایشان است، موضوعی بسیار ساده، در واژه های خویش پنهان دارد، رمان در سال 1862میلادی، برای نخستین بار چاپ شده است؛ موضوع داستان: نفاق و جدال، بین دو نسل پیر و جوان، و طبقات جامعه ی «روسیه»ی آن دوران است؛ در این داستان «پدران»، نماد افراد محافظه کار، و سنت گرایی هستند، که در آنها اصلاحات، یا به کندی صورت میگیرد، یا اصلاً وجود ندارد؛ اما «پسران»، که کانون توجه نویسنده است، افرادی بسیار «رادیکال» هستند، که شخص قهرمان داستان، به نام «بازارف»، که پیرو مکتب «نهیلیسم»، و ماده گرایی مفرط است، در جدال با مکتب مخالف خود، یعنی «پدران»، کلنجار می‌روند؛ نکته ی جالب این داستان، مناظره‌ هایی ست، که «بازارف»، با افراد مخالف نظریه ی خود، گاهی با خونسردی پیش میرود، و گاه نیز، بر آنها می‌آشوبد؛ تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 19/07/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-06 00:00:00 James Vigil A 'classic' classic. Written in 1862, Wikipedia suggest this can be considered the "first modern Russian novel." The plot revolves around two sons and two fathers who are meant to show political change in Russia reflecting generational differences. We are told in the introduction that the author deliberately set the time frame of the novel in 1859, shortly before the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. The fathers of course are old school, traditional Slavophiles, even though they have both recently adopted some changes that give their serfs some more liberties, such as making some of them wage laborers. It's not enough for the two sons who are radicals at that time - essentially nihilists. This novel introduced the term nihilism into modern culture. The two sons are schoolmates at university and they believe in nothing of the established order - family, religion, customs, any established authority. Everything has to prove itself anew. They want to see Russia westernized. The older of the two young men is more experienced and world-wise than the younger. The older is really the one espousing radicalism; the younger idolizes him and agrees with everything he says. Both fathers have the same reactions to their sons: they are shocked but not argumentative. They defer to their sons' level of learning and are awed by them. They expect great things of them, and given the choice of lead, follow, or get out of the way, they choose the last. The older of the two young men, named Bazaov, is portrayed as egotistical and arrogant. Although Turgenev had relatively liberal views, this book was attacked by both sides. Reactionaries felt he favored these radical nihilist views for daring to argue them through Bazarov's mouth. Liberals felt he was making fun of their views by having then expressed by a jerk. There's romance as both men, on a visit to a neighboring estate, start to fall in love with a young widow. The younger turns his attention to her younger sister; the older man falls hard. One of the fathers is embarrassed by having a young female serf as his mistress, although the son has no problem with that relationship. The plot is as much a love story(ies) as it is a political novel and at times becomes a bit like a soap-opera, but we recognize that literary styles have changed since 1860! We are also given a 3-page "Where are they now" wrap-up that you would not find in a modern novel. I enjoyed the book. Not stellar, but a worthwhile read. Top painting of Russia serfs from beastrabban.files.wordpress.com Russian women pulling a barge from johnknifton.files.wordpress.com The author from lareviewofbooks.org