Russian literature for everyone. From Gogol to Chekhov. Cool reading

Igor Nikolaevich Sukhikh-literary critic, doctor of philological sciences, professor of St. Petersburg University, writer, critic. The author of numerous studies on the history of Russian literature of the XIX - XX centuries, including the books “Problems of the Poetics of Chekhov”, “Chekhov in life: plots for a small novel”, “From ... and to ... Studies about Russian literature”, “Sergey Dovlatov: Time , place, fate ”,“ structure and meaning: the theory of literature for all ”,“ Books of the twentieth century. Russian canon ”and others, as well as lovers and teachers of literature textbooks.
Three -volume Russian literature for all (the first edition - 2013) is a guide to Russian classics addressed to the widest reader audience. He gives an idea of ​​the national literary canon - from the “Word of Igor’s Regiment” to the authors of the late twentieth century. The present, already fourth, the publication is supplemented by new chapters-“folklore: from epic to ditties”, “Tail of Troubles: Happiness and Evil”, “A. D. Kantemir , A. N. Radishchev ”,“ N. S. Leskov ”, the chapters of Saltykov-Shchedrin and Gorky were expanded, as well as a large section“ Language of Russian Writers ”.
“Russian literature for all” is one of those rare books that do not become obsolete over time. It once again proves that philology is not a dull science and a serious conversation about literature can be not only informative, but also fascinating