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Turgenevian, a.|ˌtɜːgɛˈnjɛvɪən|
Also Turgeneffian, Turgenevean.
[f. the name of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–83), Russian novelist and playwright + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Turgenev or his writings. Also Turgeˈnevana.
1908H. James Let. 20 May (1984) IV. 491 How thrilling to drive in a droshky [etc.]..—and in short do all the intimate and knowing Turgeneffian things! 1948V. Nabokov in New Yorker 12 June 27/2 The ‘English’ park that separated our house from the hayfields was an extensive and elaborate affair, with labyrinthine paths and Turgenevian benches and imported oaks. 1960Times 8 Sept. 15/6 This study sets out to define what is sometimes referred to as the ‘Turgenevan novel’, its special structural, ideological, and artistic properties. 1977V. S. Pritchett Gentle Barbarian xi. 196 A disturbing Turgenevean reflection: In spite of the negligence of her attire and her irritable manner, she struck me as before, as attractive. 1987New Republic 11 May 26/3 Naipaul's novel is a dazzling portrait of a society, but it is also a story of struggle and loss, told with Turgenevian feeling, control, and delicacy. |