QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

  1. How did the reign of Katherine II. mark a distinct advance in the development of Russian literature?
  2. Describe the literary activities of Katherine II.
  3. Who was Princess Dáshkoff?
  4. Describe the early life and character of Von Vízin.
  5. What qualities did he show in his play "The Brigadier"?
  6. How did the characters in his "The Hobbledehoy" compare with those in the plays of Katherine II.?
  7. Give an account of this play.
  8. Give the chief events in the life of Derzhávin.
  9. Why is he especially worthy to be remembered?
  10. What are some of the beautiful thoughts in the ode "God"?
  11. How was Kheraskóff regarded in his own day?
  12. What was the character of Bogdanóvitch's poem, "Dúshenka"?
  13. What influence had the fables of Khémnitzer?
  14. Give examples of them.
  15. What incidents show the effect of his comedy "Calumny"?
  16. Give an account of the life of Karamzín.
  17. Give examples of the character of some of his sentimental tales.
  18. What real services did he render to Russian literature?
  19. What importance had Dmítrieff and Ózeroff?
  20. How did the translations of German and French writers, made by Zhukóvsky, affect the literary ideals of his time?
  21. Give the chief facts in the life of Krylóff.
  22. Give examples of his fables.
  23. Describe the ancestry and early life of Púshkin.
  24. What is his position in Russian literature?
  25. How were his talents shown in Evgény Onyégin?
  26. What is the character of the soliloquy from Borís Godunóff?