Oblomov
Oblomov (Russian Обломов ) is an 1859 novel by Ivan Goncharov published ( 1812-1891 ). The three appeared at intervals of a decade novels Goncharov - Obyknowennaja istorija ( An everyday story) in 1847, Oblomov and Obryw ( The Gorge ) 1869 - form a thematic unity. They are all dedicated to the type of talented, educated, ideals committed but by origin and professional habits to productive laziness and utter passivity resigned Russian nobleman, the direct descendants of the Lischnij Chelovek ( superfluous man ) of Russian literature of the first half of the 19th century (Pushkin, Lermontov ).
Content
In Goncharov s most important novel of this type is represented by the title hero Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. Offset by the material security of their stands in a position to maintain its introversion and inaction, Oblomov find no escape from the suffocating silence, inertia and sleepiness, which run through the account of his life as a leitmotif. He loses himself in the dream of a salvaged, secure, free of all responsibility life in which the nap center and focus is the daily chores. Plans, the paternal estate Oblomovka to maintain, be moved from one to the next day, so it gets more and more into decay.
A turning point seems to suggest itself, as Oblomov is made by his friend pride, a German Russians, which is the antithesis of Oblomov in any way acquainted with the young Olga. This seems to succeed to break the passivity Oblomov. But ultimately it is not possible also, to defeat Oblomov lethargy. The relationship fails.
Betrayed by his friend Tarantyev, Oblomov has to move to a procured from Tarantyev apartment with his faithful servant Zahar - particularly the eagerly pursued by pride trip abroad is not made. His character is not in accordance with reluctant Oblomov is the face of adversity, spends his days back with nothing and enjoying the good food the hostess Agafya Matveyevna.
Pride makes a last attempt to steer Oblomov's life in regulated railways, and handles the management of Oblomov Well into their own hands. This promises to be as soon as possible nachzureisen pride and take over the leadership of Oblomovka personally. But this does not occur. Pride, who married in the meantime Olga, although the plans Tarantjews and his cronies Ivan Matveyitch, the brother of Oblomov's housekeeper, Oblomov can ruin, thwart, but Oblomov finally sinks into lethargy.
As pride years later learns that Oblomov has married although good-hearted but simple-minded Agafya, he is finally lost him, but promises to keep her son from the path of his father. Oblomov, made ill by apathy and hit by a stroke, dies without having tried again to make his life.
After his death, named after Andrei pride son grows up with just this, while the widowed Agafya working again as a housekeeper for her brother. Sachar, who still mourns his master, will become old and blind, chased away as a beggar.
The tragedy and futility of Oblomov's life brings pride, which begins in the last chapter, to tell Oblomov's history, regretfully to the point: "He's been ruined for nothing ."
Effect story
(Russian обломовщина / Oblomowschtschina - in other translations also " Oblomovism ") - The unmasking of " Oblomowtums " to have recognized as committed indictment of the controlling company of the landlords, the land and the service nobility and highlighted, is the merit of extensive work Dobrolyubov schto takoje oblomowschtschina (What's Oblomowtum ) that has significantly contributed to the spread and impact of the novel. The name of the title character " Oblomov " was introduced into psychiatry and should describe the personality structure of a weak-willed neurotic, the distinguishing itself through apathy, laziness and parasitism. This type let others take care of themselves, while not failing else in intellectual, mental and moral. His leisure is neither productive nor virtue to enjoy them. Hermann Beland describes the appeal of the novel in the fate of the projective identification of the main characters, with Oblomov in the center of the action.
Expenditure
- Petersburg 1859 ( in Otetschestvennye zapiski )
- Petersburg 1859 ( 2 vols )
- Moscow 1947
- Moscow 1953
German translations
- Unknown - Leipzig 1869 " Oblomov. A Russian life picture "
- Clara Brown - Berlin 1910 ( first unabridged German translation )
- H. W. Röhl, Berlin 1923
- Reinhold Walter - Leipzig 1925 ( revised 1975)
- Waldemar Jollos - Zurich 1945
- Joseph Hahn - Munich 1960
- Vera Bischitzky - Munich 2012
Reception
Oblomov was included in the TIME library of 100 books.