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Anthology of Russian literature, part I

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Author
Leo Wiener
Title
Anthology of Russian literature from the earliest period to the present time, volume 1 (of 2) : From the tenth century to the close of the eighteenth century
Original Publication
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902
Credits
The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
Subject
Russian literature -- Translations into English
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 71933
Release Date
October 22, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Anthology of Russian Literature From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.PREFACE
  7. 7.CONTENTS
  8. 8.A SKETCH OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE — I.—THE OLDEST PERIOD
  9. 9.II.—THE FOLKLORE
  10. 10.III.—THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
  11. 11.THE OLDEST PERIOD — Treaty with the Greeks (911)
  12. 12.Luká Zhidyáta. (First half of XI. century.) — INSTRUCTION TO HIS CONGREGATION
  13. 13.The Russian Code. (XI. century.) — FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14.Ilarión, Metropolitan of Kíev. (XI. century.) — EULOGY ON ST. VLADÍMIR
  15. 15.Vladímir Monomákh (Monomachos). (1053-1125.) — HIS INSTRUCTION TO HIS CHILDREN — FOOTNOTES:
  16. 16.Abbot Daniel, the Palmer. (Beginning of XII. century.) — OF THE HOLY LIGHT, HOW IT DESCENDS FROM HEAVEN UPON THE HOLY SEPULCHRE — EPILOGUE
  17. 17.Cyril, Bishop of Túrov. (XII. century.) — FROM A SERMON ON THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
  18. 18.Néstor’s Chronicle. (XII. century.) — THE BAPTISM OF VLADÍMIR AND OF ALL RUSSIA — FOOTNOTES:
  19. 19.The Kíev Chronicle. (XII. century.) — THE EXPEDITION OF ÍGOR SVYATOSLÁVICH AGAINST THE PÓLOVTSES [19] — FOOTNOTES:
  20. 20.The Word of Ígor’s Armament. (End of XII. century.) — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII — IX — X — XI — XII — XIII — XIV — FOOTNOTES:
  21. 21.The Holy Virgin’s Descent into Hell. (XII. century.) — FOOTNOTES:
  22. 22.Daniel the Prisoner. (XIII. century.) — LETTER TO PRINCE YAROSLÁV VSÉVOLODOVICH
  23. 23.Serapión, Bishop of Vladímir. (XIII. century.) — A SERMON ON OMENS — FOOTNOTES:
  24. 24.The Zadónshchina. (XIV. century.) — THE ZADÓNSHCHINA — FOOTNOTES:
  25. 25.Afanási Nikítin. (XV. century.) — TRAVEL TO INDIA — FOOTNOTES:
  26. 26.Apocryphal Legends about King Solomon. (XV. century.) — THE STORY OF KITOVRÁS
  27. 27.Andréy Mikháylovich Kúrbski. (1528-1583.) — THE STORMING OF KAZÁN — LETTER TO IVÁN THE TERRIBLE — FOOTNOTES:
  28. 28.Iván the Terrible. (1530-1584.) — LETTER TO PRINCE KÚRBSKI
  29. 29.The Domostróy. (XVI. century.) — HOW TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND BRING THEM UP IN THE FEAR OF GOD — HOW TO TEACH CHILDREN AND SAVE THEM THROUGH FEAR — HOW CHRISTIANS ARE TO CURE DISEASES AND ALL KINDS OF AILMENTS — THE WIFE IS ALWAYS AND IN ALL THINGS TO TAKE COUNSEL WITH HER HUSBAND — HOW TO INSTRUCT SERVANTS
  30. 30.Songs Collected by Richard James. (1619-1620.) — INCURSION OF THE CRIMEAN TARTARS [116] — THE SONG OF THE PRINCESS KSÉNIYA BORÍSOVNA [118] — THE RETURN OF PATRIARCH FILARÉT TO MOSCOW [120] — FOOTNOTES:
  31. 31.Yúri Krizhánich. (1617-about 1677.) — POLITICAL REASONS FOR THE UNION OF THE CHURCHES — ON KNOWLEDGE — ON FOREIGNERS
  32. 32.Grigóri Kotoshíkhin. (1630-1667.) — THE EDUCATION OF THE PRINCES — FOOTNOTES:
  33. 33.Simeón Pólotski. (1629-1680.) — ON THE BIRTH OF PETER THE GREAT — AN EVIL THOUGHT — THE MAGNET — FOOTNOTES: — The Story of Misery Luckless-Plight, How That Misery Luckless-Plight Caused a Youth to Turn Monk. (XVII. or XVIII. century.)
  34. 34.THE FOLKLORE
  35. 35.Epic Songs. — VOLKH VSESLÁVEVICH — ILYÁ OF MÚROM AND NIGHTINGALE THE ROBBER
  36. 36.Historical Songs. — YERMÁK — THE BOYÁR’S EXECUTION — THE STORMING OF ÁZOV
  37. 37.Folksongs. — KOLYÁDKA — BOWL-SONG — A PARTING SCENE — THE DOVE — THE FAITHLESS LOVER — ELEGY — THE FAREWELL — WEDDING GEAR — THE SALE OF THE BRAID — MARRIAGE SONG — BEGGARS’ SONG — AN ORPHAN’S WAILING — CONJURATION OF A MOTHER SEPARATED FROM HER CHILD
  38. 38.Fairy Tales. — FROST — THE CAT, THE GOAT AND THE RAM — THE FOX AND THE PEASANT
  39. 39.Proverbs.
  40. 40.THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
  41. 41.Iván Tikhónovich Pososhkóv. (1670-1726.) — “THE BOOK ON POVERTY AND WEALTH”
  42. 42.Feofán (in private life Eleázar) Prokopóvich. (1681-1763.) — FROM “THE SPIRITUAL REGLEMENT” OF INSTRUCTION — FUNERAL SERMON ON PETER THE GREAT — FOOTNOTES:
  43. 43.Vasíli Nikítich Tatíshchev. (1686-1750.) — FROM THE “RUSSIAN HISTORY”
  44. 44.Prince Antiókh (Antiochus) Kantemír. (1708-1744.) — TO MY MIND — FOOTNOTES:
  45. 45.Vasíli Kiríllovich Tredyakóvski. (1703-1769.) — ODE ON THE SURRENDER OF DANTZIG
  46. 46.Princess Natálya Borísovna Dolgorúki. (1714-1771.) — FROM HER “MEMOIRS”
  47. 47.Mikhaíl Vasílevich Lomonósov. (1711-1765.) — LETTERS TO I. I. SHUVÁLOV [134] — MORNING MEDITATIONS — EVENING MEDITATIONS ON SEEING THE AURORA BOREALIS — FOOTNOTES:
  48. 48.Alexander Petróvich Sumarókov. (1718-1777.) — THE FALSE DEMETRIUS — INSTRUCTION TO A SON — TO THE CORRUPTERS OF LANGUAGE — THE HELPFUL GNAT — FOUR ANSWERS
  49. 49.Vasíli Ivánovich Máykov. (1728-1778.) — THE BATTLE OF THE ZIMOGÓRANS AND VALDÁYANS — THE COOK AND THE TAILOR
  50. 50.Mikhaíl Vasílevich Danílov. (1722-1790.) — FROM HIS “MEMOIRS”
  51. 51.Catherine the Great. (1729-1796.) — O TEMPORA — PRINCE KHLOR — FOOTNOTES:
  52. 52.Prince Mikháylo Mikháylovich Shcherbátov. (1733-1790.) — ON THE CORRUPTION OF MANNERS IN RUSSIA
  53. 53.Vasíli Petróvich Petróv. (1736-1799.) — ON THE VICTORY OF THE RUSSIAN OVER THE TURKISH FLEET [140] — FOOTNOTES:
  54. 54.Mikhaíl Matvyéevich Kheráskov. (1733-1807.) — FROM THE “ROSSIAD”
  55. 55.Platón (in civil life Peter Geórgevich) Levshín. (1737-1812.) — WHAT ARE IDOLATERS? — FROM THE ADDRESS UPON THE ACCESSION OF ALEXANDER I.
  56. 56.Iván Ivánovich Khémnitser. (1745-1784.) — THE LION’S COUNCIL OF STATE — THE METAPHYSICIAN
  57. 57.Yákov Borísovich Knyazhnín. (1742-1791.) — VADÍM OF NÓVGOROD — ODD PEOPLE
  58. 58.Princess Ekaterína Románovna Dáshkov. (1743-1810.) — THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RUSSIAN ACADEMY
  59. 59.Semén Andréevich Poroshín. (1741-1769.) — FROM HIS “DIARY”
  60. 60.The Satirical Journals (1769-1774), and Nikoláy Ivánovich Nóvikov. (1744-1818.) — FROM “ALL KINDS OF THINGS” — SOUND REASONING ADORNS A MAN — FROM THE “DRONE” — FROM “HELL’S POST” — FROM THE “PAINTER” — FOOTNOTES:
  61. 61.Denís Ivánovich Fon-Vízin. (1744-1792.) — THE MINOR — AN OPEN-HEARTED CONFESSION OF MY ACTS AND THOUGHTS — LETTERS TO COUNT P. I. PÁNIN, DURING HIS FIRST JOURNEY ABROAD
  62. 62.Ermíl Ivánovich Kostróv. (1750-1796.) — LETTER TO THE CREATOR OF THE ODE IN PRAISE OF “FELÍTSA, THE KIRGÍZ-KAYSÁK PRINCESS”
  63. 63.Alexander Nikoláevich Radíshchev. (1749-1802.) — JOURNEY FROM ST. PETERSBURG TO MOSCOW
  64. 64.Alexander Onisímovich Ablesímov. (1742-1783.) — THE MILLER
  65. 65.Ippolít Fédorovich Bogdanóvich. (1743-1803.) — PSYCHE
  66. 66.Gavriíl Románovich Derzhávin. (1743-1816.) — ODE TO THE DEITY — MONODY ON PRINCE MESHCHÉRSKI [147] — FELÍTSA [148] — FROM “THE WATERFALL” — THE STORM — THE STREAM OF TIME [165] — FOOTNOTES:
  67. 67.Yúri Aleksándrovich Neledínski-Melétski. (1752-1829.) — SONG — STANZAS — FOOTNOTES:
  68. 68.Mikhaíl Nikítich Muravév. (1757-1807.) — TO THE GODDESS OF THE NEVÁ
  69. 69.Vasíli Vasílevich Kapníst. (1757-1824.) — FROM “THE PETTIFOGGERY” — OBÚKHOVKA — ON JULIA’S DEATH
  70. 70.Adrián Moyséevich Gribóvski. (1766-1833.) — FROM HIS “MEMOIRS”
  71. 71.Gavrílo Petróvich Kámenev. (1772-1803.) — GROMVÁL
  72. 72.Vladisláv Aleksándrovich Ózerov. (1770-1816.) — DIMÍTRI DONSKÓY
  73. 73.Prince Iván Mikháylovich Dolgorúki. (1764-1823.) — THE LEGACY — MY MOSCOW FIREPLACE
  74. 74.Iván Ivánovich Dmítriev. (1760-1837.) — THE LITTLE DOVE — DURING A THUNDER-STORM — ERMÁK — WHAT OTHERS SAY — FOOTNOTES:
  75. 75.INDEX
  76. 76.WORKS IN LITERATURE — THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. — A HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE DURING THE COLONIAL TIME. — THE LITERARY MOVEMENT IN FRANCE DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. — PHILOSOPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. — STUDIES IN GERMAN LITERATURE. — THE HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE. — AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1607-1885. — THE LITERARY MOVEMENT IN FRANCE DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. — AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1607-1885. — PHILOSOPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. — STUDIES IN GERMAN LITERATURE. — THE HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE. — A LITERARY HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE. — Transcriber’s Notes

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