The influence of Dostoyevsky and the Russian Novel in the Work of Emilia Pardo Bazán
Keywords:
Russian writers, literary dissemination, spirituality, psychological elements, female charactersAbstract
In 1885, while still in Paris, Emilia Pardo Bazán discovered Russian literature through the French translation ofCrime and Punishment. From that moment, she read widely about Russia and its literature. In March and April 1887,
she gave a series of three long lectures in the Atheneum in Madrid on The Revolution and the Novel in Russia. Pardo
Bazán’s book presents a number of significant issues: the decline of the aristocracy, the rise of the bourgeoisie, the
peasantry, and the connection between aesthetics and social and political issues. In this work, Pardo Bazán did make
Spaniards aware of the Russian novel and Dostoyevski, bringing a new type of literary current to their notice. One
of the most significant results is that she adopted the Russian literary style, considering it more appropriate than the
French naturalist novel.
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