Noble House
About This Novel
Turgenev is known as "one of the most perfect authors after ancient Greece", and "A Noble House" is one of his masterpieces. Critic Pisarev believes that "The Noble House" is Turgenev's "one of the most rigorously structured and perfect works." This book is the second novel of Russian writer Turgenev and one of Turgenev's masterpieces. The novel reflects the decline of the aristocratic class in Russia in the mid-1950s, the corruption of the tsarist system, and the changes in the fate of Russian society and the Russian aristocracy. Critic Pisarev believes that "The Noble House" is Turgenev's "one of the most rigorously structured and perfect works." It is not didactic, but it is an educational novel. In this novel, Turgenev "describes modern life, highlighting its good and bad aspects, clarifying the roots of the phenomena he describes, and prompting readers to engage in serious reflection."
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