Young ignoramus (Hardcover)

"A lot of printed nonsense we have not because longer become heretics, but perhaps because he was more than fools." These words of Denisa Ivanovicha Fonvizina for more than two centuries have not become less relevant. Their author has entered into the history of Russian literature primarily as the creator of the famous comedy "The Minor", which to this day has been on the theater scene. However Fonvizin was wonderful and prose that combines talent and temperament of the born satirist essayist. His brash sarcasm feared even the Empress Catherine II. "Nedorosl" The author was one of the most prominent figures of education in Russia XVIII century, he embodied in his work the rise of national consciousness, how this era was marked. This book introduces the reader to all the main areas of creativity Fonvizina: it includes dramatic works, poetry, prose, journalism and translations of works of art.