Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface 3
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
4. Introduction 7
5. 1. Hamlet and Don Quixote 11
6. 2. The Hero as Failure 29
7. 3. Turgenev's "Women in Love" 41
8. 4. First Love, Triumphant Love and Death 56
9. 5. Passion and Death 75
10. 6. The Abyss of Nature 82
11. 7. Pessimism 92
12. 8. Fate and Fantasy 107
13. 9. Dream and Reality 121
14. Conclusion 137
15. Bibliography 143
16. Index of Titles of Turgenev's Works 154
17. Index of Names 157