Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the novel, often seen as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th-century Russian literature. Oblomov is a young, generous nobleman who seems incapable of making important decisions or undertaking any significant actions. Spoiled as a child to the point of not even being able to put on his own socks, Oblomov is unprepared to deal with the smallest difficulty of adult life. In his fevered dreams he sees the words "Oblomovstchina" ("Oblomovism" or in this translation "the disease of Oblomovka") in flaming letters on the ceiling putting a name to the disability of which he is all too aware.
This romantic novel was considered a satire of Russian nobility whose social and economic function was increasingly in question in mid-nineteenth century Russia, and from it the word "Oblomovstchina" entered the Russian vocabulary. (Summary by Wikipedia and Kevin Davidson)
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I (and I assume anyone outside the USA) cannot access the Google Book version. They often lock out the rest of the world if there's any remote chance the text isn't PD elsewhere. (I suppose that's the case here, with no death date for the translator.)
I (and I assume anyone outside the USA) cannot access the Google Book version. They often lock out the rest of the world if there's any remote chance the text isn't PD elsewhere. (I suppose that's the case here, with no death date for the translator.)
Kevin At the last moment, I decided not to read this section in my "talk like a pirate" voice.
I also found Hogarth's birth & death dates and added them to your first post.
EDIT: All set! I entered the first couple section titles before I realized you have already worked with the MW.
I found the little introduction right before Chapter 1 to be good. Perhaps you'd rather use that than the Wikipedia blurb? An added bonus is that the description there is PD.
It's up to you if you want to say "Aleksandrovich" in the intro/outro. The book itself doesn't use the full name.
We'll stay here a couple days and see if we pick up a DPL. Afterwards, we'll move to Going Solo.
