Taras Bulba (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Nikolai Gogol
- First Published: 1835
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical romance
- Time of Work: Fifteenth century
- Setting: Russia
- Principal Characters: Taras Bulba, Ostap, Andrii, Yankel, Daughter of the Polish Waiwode
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children, Revolutionaries, Brothers, Fathers, Fifteenth century, Soldiers, Prisoners of war, Russia or Russian people, Battles, Merchants
- Locales: Russia
The Story:
When the two sons of Taras Bulba returned home after finishing their studies at the Royal Seminary in Kiev, their father ridiculed their monastic garb. Ostap, the older of the two brothers, insisted that any insult must be avenged, and father and son began to exchange blows. Taras, learning in this manner that Ostap was a stout contender, embraced him heartily. The father also would have liked to try the mettle of his younger son, Andrii, but his wife intervened, preventing any more fistfights.
In honor of his sons’ arrival, Taras entertained all the local...
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