Definition of Turgenev

1. Noun. Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883).

Exact synonyms: Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Ivan Turgenev
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turgenev

Turco-
Turcoman
Turcomans
Turfan
Turfan dialect
Turgenev (current term)
Turgot
Turin
Turinese
Turing
Turing complete
Turing computable function
Turing computable functions
Turing degree
Turing jump
Turing jumps
Turing machine
Turing machines
Turing tarpit
Turing tarpits

Literary usage of Turgenev

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers and Writers (1917-1921) by Alfred Richard Orage (1922)
"Turgenev * * Both in Mr. Conrad's Introduction and Mr. Edward Garnett's critical study of Turgenev I observe the attitude of defence. ..."

2. Slavic Europe: A Selected Bibliography in the Western European Languages by Robert Joseph Kerner (1918)
"Turgenev, IS Ausgewählte werke. Mitau, 1869-80. 11 vol. 2003. GARNETT, C. tr. The novels of Ivan Turgenev; tr. from the Russian. London, 1894-99. 14 vol. ..."

3. Old and New Masters by Robert Lynd (1919)
"XII Turgenev MR. EDWARD GARNETT has recently collected his prefaces to the novels ... Turgenev seems to " come into the room " in his books with just such a ..."

4. Fame and Fiction: An Enquiry Into Certain Popularities by Arnold Bennett (1901)
"And we have had Turgenev. But the case of the author of Virgin Soil differs from the rest. Dumas, Balzac, Hugo—these are names which have a very definite ..."

5. Russian Literature: A Study Outline by Anna Lorraine Guthrie (1917)
"Turgenev the artist. a His mastery of the Russian language. b His love for and his depiction of nature. c The political and social bearing of his work. d ..."

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