
Anthology of Russian literature from the earliest period to the present time, volume 1 (of 2)
by Leo Wiener
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Volume: pt. 1 Publisher: New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons Publication date: 1902 Subjects: Russian literature English literature Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
Chapters (696)
- Anthology of Russian Literature From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- A SKETCH OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE
- I.—THE OLDEST PERIOD
- II.—THE FOLKLORE
- III.—THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- THE OLDEST PERIOD
- Treaty with the Greeks (911)
- Luká Zhidyáta. (First half of XI. century.)
- INSTRUCTION TO HIS CONGREGATION
- The Russian Code. (XI. century.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- Ilarión, Metropolitan of Kíev. (XI. century.)
- EULOGY ON ST. VLADÍMIR
- Vladímir Monomákh (Monomachos). (1053-1125.)
- HIS INSTRUCTION TO HIS CHILDREN
- FOOTNOTES:
- Abbot Daniel, the Palmer. (Beginning of XII. century.)
- OF THE HOLY LIGHT, HOW IT DESCENDS FROM HEAVEN UPON THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
- EPILOGUE
- Cyril, Bishop of Túrov. (XII. century.)
- FROM A SERMON ON THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
- Néstor’s Chronicle. (XII. century.)
- THE BAPTISM OF VLADÍMIR AND OF ALL RUSSIA
- FOOTNOTES:
- The Kíev Chronicle. (XII. century.)
- THE EXPEDITION OF ÍGOR SVYATOSLÁVICH AGAINST THE PÓLOVTSES[19]
- FOOTNOTES:
- The Word of Ígor’s Armament. (End of XII. century.)
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- FOOTNOTES:
- The Holy Virgin’s Descent into Hell. (XII. century.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- Daniel the Prisoner. (XIII. century.)
- LETTER TO PRINCE YAROSLÁV VSÉVOLODOVICH
- Serapión, Bishop of Vladímir. (XIII. century.)
- A SERMON ON OMENS
- FOOTNOTES:
- The Zadónshchina. (XIV. century.)
- THE ZADÓNSHCHINA
- FOOTNOTES:
- Afanási Nikítin. (XV. century.)
- TRAVEL TO INDIA
- FOOTNOTES:
- Apocryphal Legends about King Solomon. (XV. century.)
- THE STORY OF KITOVRÁS
- Andréy Mikháylovich Kúrbski. (1528-1583.)
- THE STORMING OF KAZÁN
- LETTER TO IVÁN THE TERRIBLE
- FOOTNOTES:
- Iván the Terrible. (1530-1584.)
- LETTER TO PRINCE KÚRBSKI
- The Domostróy. (XVI. century.)
- HOW TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND BRING THEM UP IN THE FEAR OF GOD
- HOW TO TEACH CHILDREN AND SAVE THEM THROUGH FEAR
- HOW CHRISTIANS ARE TO CURE DISEASES AND ALL KINDS OF AILMENTS
- THE WIFE IS ALWAYS AND IN ALL THINGS TO TAKE COUNSEL WITH HER HUSBAND
- HOW TO INSTRUCT SERVANTS
- Songs Collected by Richard James. (1619-1620.)
- INCURSION OF THE CRIMEAN TARTARS[116]
- THE SONG OF THE PRINCESS KSÉNIYA BORÍSOVNA[118]
- THE RETURN OF PATRIARCH FILARÉT TO MOSCOW[120]
- FOOTNOTES:
- Yúri Krizhánich. (1617-about 1677.)
- POLITICAL REASONS FOR THE UNION OF THE CHURCHES
- ON KNOWLEDGE
- ON FOREIGNERS
- Grigóri Kotoshíkhin. (1630-1667.)
- THE EDUCATION OF THE PRINCES
- FOOTNOTES:
- Simeón Pólotski. (1629-1680.)
- ON THE BIRTH OF PETER THE GREAT
- AN EVIL THOUGHT
- THE MAGNET
- FOOTNOTES:
- The Story of Misery Luckless-Plight, How That Misery Luckless-Plight Caused a Youth to Turn Monk. (XVII. or XVIII. century.)
- THE FOLKLORE
- Epic Songs.
- VOLKH VSESLÁVEVICH
- ILYÁ OF MÚROM AND NIGHTINGALE THE ROBBER
- Historical Songs.
- YERMÁK
- THE BOYÁR’S EXECUTION
- THE STORMING OF ÁZOV
- Folksongs.
- KOLYÁDKA
- BOWL-SONG
- A PARTING SCENE
- THE DOVE
- THE FAITHLESS LOVER
- ELEGY
- THE FAREWELL
- WEDDING GEAR
- THE SALE OF THE BRAID
- MARRIAGE SONG
- BEGGARS’ SONG
- AN ORPHAN’S WAILING
- CONJURATION OF A MOTHER SEPARATED FROM HER CHILD
- Fairy Tales.
- FROST
- THE CAT, THE GOAT AND THE RAM
- THE FOX AND THE PEASANT
- Proverbs.
- THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- Iván Tikhónovich Pososhkóv. (1670-1726.)
- “THE BOOK ON POVERTY AND WEALTH”
- Feofán (in private life Eleázar) Prokopóvich. (1681-1763.)
- FROM “THE SPIRITUAL REGLEMENT” OF INSTRUCTION
- FUNERAL SERMON ON PETER THE GREAT
- FOOTNOTES:
- Vasíli Nikítich Tatíshchev. (1686-1750.)
- FROM THE “RUSSIAN HISTORY”
- Prince Antiókh (Antiochus) Kantemír. (1708-1744.)
- TO MY MIND
- FOOTNOTES:
- Vasíli Kiríllovich Tredyakóvski. (1703-1769.)
- ODE ON THE SURRENDER OF DANTZIG
- Princess Natálya Borísovna Dolgorúki. (1714-1771.)
- FROM HER “MEMOIRS”
- Mikhaíl Vasílevich Lomonósov. (1711-1765.)
- LETTERS TO I. I. SHUVÁLOV[134]
- MORNING MEDITATIONS
- EVENING MEDITATIONS ON SEEING THE AURORA BOREALIS
- FOOTNOTES:
- Alexander Petróvich Sumarókov. (1718-1777.)
- THE FALSE DEMETRIUS
- INSTRUCTION TO A SON
- TO THE CORRUPTERS OF LANGUAGE
- THE HELPFUL GNAT
- FOUR ANSWERS
- Vasíli Ivánovich Máykov. (1728-1778.)
- THE BATTLE OF THE ZIMOGÓRANS AND VALDÁYANS
- THE COOK AND THE TAILOR
- Mikhaíl Vasílevich Danílov. (1722-1790.)
- FROM HIS “MEMOIRS”
- Catherine the Great. (1729-1796.)
- O TEMPORA
- PRINCE KHLOR
- FOOTNOTES:
- Prince Mikháylo Mikháylovich Shcherbátov. (1733-1790.)
- ON THE CORRUPTION OF MANNERS IN RUSSIA
- Vasíli Petróvich Petróv. (1736-1799.)
- ON THE VICTORY OF THE RUSSIAN OVER THE TURKISH FLEET[140]
- FOOTNOTES:
- Mikhaíl Matvyéevich Kheráskov. (1733-1807.)
- FROM THE “ROSSIAD”
- Platón (in civil life Peter Geórgevich) Levshín. (1737-1812.)
- WHAT ARE IDOLATERS?
- FROM THE ADDRESS UPON THE ACCESSION OF ALEXANDER I.
- Iván Ivánovich Khémnitser. (1745-1784.)
- THE LION’S COUNCIL OF STATE
- THE METAPHYSICIAN
- Yákov Borísovich Knyazhnín. (1742-1791.)
- VADÍM OF NÓVGOROD
- ODD PEOPLE
- Princess Ekaterína Románovna Dáshkov. (1743-1810.)
- THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RUSSIAN ACADEMY
- Semén Andréevich Poroshín. (1741-1769.)
- FROM HIS “DIARY”
- The Satirical Journals (1769-1774), and Nikoláy Ivánovich Nóvikov. (1744-1818.)
- FROM “ALL KINDS OF THINGS”
- SOUND REASONING ADORNS A MAN
- FROM THE “DRONE”
- FROM “HELL’S POST”
- FROM THE “PAINTER”
- FOOTNOTES:
- Denís Ivánovich Fon-Vízin. (1744-1792.)
- THE MINOR
- AN OPEN-HEARTED CONFESSION OF MY ACTS AND THOUGHTS
- LETTERS TO COUNT P. I. PÁNIN, DURING HIS FIRST JOURNEY ABROAD
- Ermíl Ivánovich Kostróv. (1750-1796.)
- LETTER TO THE CREATOR OF THE ODE IN PRAISE OF “FELÍTSA, THE KIRGÍZ-KAYSÁK PRINCESS”
- Alexander Nikoláevich Radíshchev. (1749-1802.)
- JOURNEY FROM ST. PETERSBURG TO MOSCOW
- Alexander Onisímovich Ablesímov. (1742-1783.)
- THE MILLER
- Ippolít Fédorovich Bogdanóvich. (1743-1803.)
- PSYCHE
- Gavriíl Románovich Derzhávin. (1743-1816.)
- ODE TO THE DEITY
- MONODY ON PRINCE MESHCHÉRSKI[147]
- FELÍTSA[148]
- FROM “THE WATERFALL”
- THE STORM
- THE STREAM OF TIME[165]
- FOOTNOTES:
- Yúri Aleksándrovich Neledínski-Melétski. (1752-1829.)
- SONG
- STANZAS
- FOOTNOTES:
- Mikhaíl Nikítich Muravév. (1757-1807.)
- TO THE GODDESS OF THE NEVÁ
- Vasíli Vasílevich Kapníst. (1757-1824.)
- FROM “THE PETTIFOGGERY”
- OBÚKHOVKA
- ON JULIA’S DEATH
- Adrián Moyséevich Gribóvski. (1766-1833.)
- FROM HIS “MEMOIRS”
- Gavrílo Petróvich Kámenev. (1772-1803.)
- GROMVÁL
- Vladisláv Aleksándrovich Ózerov. (1770-1816.)
- DIMÍTRI DONSKÓY
- Prince Iván Mikháylovich Dolgorúki. (1764-1823.)
- THE LEGACY
- MY MOSCOW FIREPLACE
- Iván Ivánovich Dmítriev. (1760-1837.)
- THE LITTLE DOVE
- DURING A THUNDER-STORM
- ERMÁK
- WHAT OTHERS SAY
- FOOTNOTES:
- INDEX
- WORKS IN LITERATURE
- THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
- A HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE DURING THE COLONIAL TIME.
- THE LITERARY MOVEMENT IN FRANCE DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
- PHILOSOPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
- STUDIES IN GERMAN LITERATURE.
- THE HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE.
- AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1607-1885.
- THE LITERARY MOVEMENT IN FRANCE DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
- AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1607-1885.
- PHILOSOPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
- STUDIES IN GERMAN LITERATURE.
- THE HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE.
- A LITERARY HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE.
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