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Fathers and Sons (Russian: «Отцы и дети»; Otcy i deti, IPA: [ɐˈtsɨ i ˈdʲetʲi]; pre-1918 spelling Отцы и дѣти), literally Fathers and Children, is an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev, published in Moscow by Grachev & Co on 23 February 1862. [1]
The novel's protagonist is Fyodor Ivanych Lavretsky, a nobleman who shares many traits with Turgenev. The child of a distant, Anglophile father and a serf mother who dies when he is very young, Lavretsky is brought up on his family's country estate by a severe maiden aunt, often thought to be based on Turgenev's mother, who was known for her cruelty.
Peter Carson (3 October 1938 – 9 January 2013) was an English publisher, editor and translator of Russian literature. [1] [2]He was educated at Eton College and learned Russian at home from his mother and during his National Service years at the Joint Services School for Linguists.
The "Sons of God" are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible at Genesis 6:1–4. 1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Fathers are often seen as superheroes by their children—larger-than-life figures whose words carry significant weight. During childhood, a father’s words can shape a child’s world, with ...
In Roman family law, the term "Patria potestas" (Latin: “power of a father”) refers to this concept. [3] He held legal privilege over the property of the familia, and varying levels of authority over his dependents: these included his wife and children, certain other relatives through blood or adoption, clients, freedmen and
The Tender Bar, by J.R. Moehringer. In his 2005 memoir, Moehringer recounts growing up without a father. He found refuge from his busy and loud family at the local taproom, where his uncle tended ...
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