{"product_id":"lermontov-m-iu-lermontov-9781853993145","title":"Lermontov: Hero of Our Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eMikhail Lermontov's \u003ci\u003e A Hero of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1840) is one of the\u003cbr\u003egreat classics of Russian nineteenth-century literature, is a novel of\u003cbr\u003eunique structure, based on a series of short storied held together by a\u003cbr\u003eByronic hero, Pechorin, whose gifted but embittered nature typified the\u003cbr\u003eso-called superfluous men of the 1830's. The novel, however, raises\u003cbr\u003eissues of imperialism, fate, free will and the limits of self-knowledge.\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003epresent study draws together the now considerable body of secondary\u003cbr\u003ematerial on Lermontov's novel, and offers new insights in the light of\u003cbr\u003ethe recent critical and theoretical trends on such aspects as\u003cbr\u003eethnicity, materialism, narrative implications of diary form and the\u003cbr\u003eludic dimensions of fate. This up-todate, comprehensive study of \u003ci\u003eA Hero of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to students at all levels of specialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Iu Lermontov, Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185399314X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853993145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"M. Iu Lermontov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939018735871,"sku":"9781853993145","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_eef3e509-6997-4c0c-9cde-4d825fed9c02.jpg?v=1681439016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lermontov-m-iu-lermontov-9781853993145","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}