A hero of our time /
Pechorin is a dangerous man, Byronic in his wasted gifts and his cynicism, and desperate for any kind of action that will stave off boredom. Lermontov builds up a portrait of a man caught in and expressing the sickness of his times.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Pechorin is a dangerous man, Byronic in his wasted gifts and his cynicism, and desperate for any kind of action that will stave off boredom. Lermontov builds up a portrait of a man caught in and expressing the sickness of his times. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Russian. This translation previously issued in print: 2013. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxv, 201 pages) : 1 map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191923579 (ebook) : |
| DOI: | 10.1093/owc/9780199652686.001.0001 |