Arabesques (short story collection)

Arabesques
Author Nikolai Gogol
Original title Арабески
Language Russian
Genre articles and fiction
Publication date
 1834

Arabesques (Russian: «Арабески») are collected works written and compiled by Nikolai Gogol, first published in January 1835.[1] The collection consists of two parts, diversed in content, hence its name: ″arabesques,″ a special type of Arabic design where lines wind around each other. Articles on chronicles, geography, art and as well as few works of fiction merge the collection into one piece.[2]

Articles represent Gogol's opinions and ideas about literature and art. In A Few Words About Pushkin, for instance, he describes Pushkin as one of the greatest Russian poets and sets task for Russian literature to be fulfilled. In On Little Russian Songs Gogol gave his estimation of Ukrainian folk arts. And in an article about Karl Bryullov's painting The Last Day of Pompeii he assessed the phenomenon of Russian art.[3]

References and notes

  1. ↑ Николай Гоголь «Арабески»
  2. ↑ К юбилею Гоголя впервые за 100 лет выйдет сборник «Арабески»
  3. ↑ Лотман
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