Poor Lisa. Karamzin N.M.

Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin (1766-1826)-a Russian historian and writer, nicknamed the “Russian Stern” for the continuation of the tradition of a sentimental novel. Created in the era of sentimentalism and pre -Romanism. He owns the multi -volume work “History of the Russian State”, which is recognized as a great contribution to the development of the history of Russia.

the writer is also known for his transformations of the literary Russian language, so the language began to sound more naturally, neologisms and some old -nir -losers began to be used extensively.

One of the first Karamzin began to write in the spirit of sentimentalism. The story “Poor Lisa” was written in this genre and became a literary sensation of that time, giving rise to many imitations. The collection also includes the stories “Island of Borngolm”, “Sierra-Morin”, “Eugene and Julia”, “Julia” and the story “Martha-Posaditsa, or the conquest of Novagorod”, the common feature of the fate of the sensitive soul.