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Turgenev is one of the most sophisticated writers among the classics. The two novels discussed in the course, “Fathers and Sons” and “Diary of a Superfluous Man”, gave their name to two great phenomena of modernity. The first described the first young nihilist in literature, the second the uselessness of those incapable of acting in the world. Turgenev pointed to youth as a pathological element in the birth of modernity. Study the classics of literature in my new online course How to Read the Classics II: https://www.pondecursoonline.com/clas... See the classes in this module about Turgenev: Class 1: Context of the author: politics and morals Class 2: Diary of a superfluous man: laziness and cowardice Class 3: Fathers and Sons: Nihilism and generational conflict Class 4: The legacy of Fathers and Sons: the nihilistic children ___________________________________________________ FOLLOW ME ON MY OTHER SOCIAL NETWORKS: {Facebook} https://www.facebook.com/luizfelipepo... {Twitter} @lf_ponde {Instagram} @lf_ponde Professional Contact: [email protected]