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The Influence of Ivan Turgenev's Sportsman's Sketches on the Stories of Detlev von Liliencron
Author(s) -
Burns Barbara
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
orbis litterarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1600-0730
pISSN - 0105-7510
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0730.2001.d01-37.x
Subject(s) - formative assessment , period (music) , scope (computer science) , literature , connection (principal bundle) , philosophy , aesthetics , art , psychology , computer science , mathematics , mathematics education , programming language , geometry
Although Detlev von Liliencron (1844–1909) cited the Russian writer Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) as one of the greatest influences on his literary work, the exact nature of the connection between them has not been investigated. The article examines aspects of Turgenev's early work A Sportsman's Sketches which made a particular impression on Liliencron and which, it is argued, served as a model for the development of scenes and characters in Liliencron's own prose. The similarities and differences in the two writers' world‐views and creative scope are considered, and the significance of Turgenev's impact on the formative period of Liliencron's artistic career is evaluated.