Narrative Technique in Chulkov’s Prigozhaia povarikha

The first part of Mikhail Chulkov’s short novel The Comely Cook was published in 1770 and appears to have enjoyed a considerable success with the Russian reading public of the eighteenth century, including the great military hero Alexander Suvorov. The work soon became a bibliographical rarity, and...

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Published in:Slavic review 1968-12, Vol.27 (4), p.554-563
Main Author: Garrard, J. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
French literature
Literary criticism
Merchants
Narrative modes
Narrators
Neoclassical literature
Novels
Russian literature
Tales
Written narratives
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Summary:The first part of Mikhail Chulkov’s short novel The Comely Cook was published in 1770 and appears to have enjoyed a considerable success with the Russian reading public of the eighteenth century, including the great military hero Alexander Suvorov. The work soon became a bibliographical rarity, and it was not until this century that it was reprinted. Given the embryonic state of the prose genres in Russia at the time Chulkov’s novel appeared, it is not surprising to find that much attention has been paid to the possible sources upon which he might have drawn. Toward the end of the nineteenth century there was a tendency to stress West European influences on Chulkov. In the Soviet period several Russian scholars have played down these influences and have sought to demonstrate that the novel was essentially a home-grown product written by a raznochinets in opposition to the neoclassical theories of noble writers.
ISSN:0037-6779
2325-7784
DOI:10.2307/2494438