Poor Folk (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- First Published: 1846
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Friendship, Poverty or poor people, Russia or Russian people, Civil service, Tutors or tutoring
- Locales: St. Petersburg, Russia
Places Discussed
*St. Petersburg. Capital of Russia at the time in which the novel is set. The main characters of the novel, the poor clerk Makar Dievushkin and the seamstress Barbara (Varvara) Dobroselova with whom he corresponds, are denizens of one of the shabbier districts of the large city. As a consequence, the story provides only limited views of other sections of the capital. Makar’s letters to Barbara are filled with descriptions of the grubby, impoverished areas of the city, and it becomes clear that this gloomy cityscape has a woeful impact on the psyche of those...
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