Oblomov (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ivan Goncharov
- First Published: 1859
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: First half of the nineteenth century
- Setting: Russia
- Principal Characters: Ilya Ilyitch Oblomov, Andrey Stolz, Tarantyev, Olga Ilyinsky, Zakhar
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Marriage, Friendship, Landlords or tenants, Russia or Russian people, Hedonism
- Locales: St. Petersburg, Russia
The Story:
Ilya Ilyitch Oblomov was a Russian landowner brought up to do nothing. As a child he had been pampered by his parents, even to the point where a valet put on and took off his shoes and stockings for him. The elder Oblomovs lived a bovine existence. Their land, maintained by three hundred serfs, provided them with plenty of money. Their days were taken up with eating and sleeping; they did nothing until an absolute necessity arose.
The chief influence on Oblomov during his childhood came from a German, a steward on a neighboring estate, who acted also as a...
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