QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

  1. At what critical period of Russian history was Gontcharóff's famous novel "Oblómoff" written?
  2. Why did it furnish a new word to the Russian language?
  3. What traits did this word represent?
  4. What was the peculiar merit of the short stories of Grigoróvitch?
  5. What was the special strength of the "School of the Forties"?
  6. Give an account of the life of Turgéneff.
  7. What did he try to show in "Hamlet and Don Quixote"?
  8. What opposition arose to his "Fathers and Children"?
  9. What are the striking features of his style?
  10. What characteristics of this style are shown in "The Wolf"?