''Arabesques'' () are collected works written and compiled by
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin.
Gogol used the Grotesque#In literature, grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works "The Nose (Gogol short story), ...
, first published in January 1835. The collection consists of two parts, diverse in content, hence its name: ″arabesques,″ a special type of Arabic design where lines wind around each other. Articles on chronicles, geography, and art, as well as works of fiction such as
"Nevsky Prospekt," "
The Portrait," and "
Diary of a Madman" merge the collection into one piece.
К юбилею Гоголя впервые за 100 лет выйдет сборник «Арабески»
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The articles represent Gogol's opinions and ideas about literature and art. In "A Few Words About Pushkin," for instance, he describes Pushkin as one of the greatest Russian poets and sets task for Russian literature to be fulfilled; in "On Little Russian Songs," Gogol gave his estimation of Ukrainian folk arts; and in an article about Karl Bryullov
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov ( Bryullo; ; – ) was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Romantic period, remembered among the greatest visual artists in the history of Russian art.
Biography
Karl Bryullov was born on 12 (23) December 179 ...
's painting ''The Last Day of Pompeii
''The Last Day of Pompeii'' is a large history painting by Karl Bryullov produced in 1830–1833 on the subject of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. It is notable for its positioning between Neoclassicism, the predominant style in Russia ...
'' he assessed the phenomenon of Russian art.[Лотман]
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References and notes
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1835 books
Works by Nikolai Gogol