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Leonid Andreyev

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884: 51: 332:. These last two stories caused great commotion because of their candid and audacious treatment of sex. From 1898-1905 Andreyev published numerous short stories on many subjects, including life in Russian provincial settings, court and prison incidents (where he drew on material from his professional activity), and medical settings. His particular interest in psychology and psychiatry gave him an opportunity to explore insights into the human psyche and to depict memorable personalities who later became classic characters of Russian literature, such as in the 1902 short story "Мысль" ("Thought"). 211: 903: 771: 410:
on 27 October 1915. A critically successful Broadway production, using an English language translation of the original Russian by Gregory Zilboorg, was staged in 1922. The work has been adapted into several films, a novel, an opera, and a musical, and is his most-performed play internationally.
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During the 1914-1929 period, America was avid for anything relating to Edgar Allan Poe and, as Poe's Russian equivalent, translations of Andreyev's work found a ready audience in the English-speaking world. His work was extensively translated in book form, for instance as
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ancestry. He became a police-court reporter for a Moscow daily, performing the routine of his humble calling without attracting any particular attention. At this time he wrote poetry and made a few efforts to publish it, but most publishers rejected his work. In 1898 the
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who recommended that Andreyev concentrate on his literary work. Andreyev eventually gave up his law practice, fast becoming a literary celebrity, and the two writers remained friends for many years to come. Through Gorky, Andreyev became a member of the Moscow
531:, and Vadim Andreyev. In 1908 Leonid Andreyev married Anna Denisevich, and decided to separate his two little boys, keeping the elder son, Vadim, with him and sending Daniil to live with Aleksandra's sister. Vadim Andreyev became a poet. He lived in Paris. 392:
Andreyev's works of the post-1905 revolution period are often interpreted to represent the evocation of absolute pessimism and a despairing mood. By the beginning of the second decade of the century his fame began to wane as new literary powers such as the
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Robert E. Howard, letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa 20 February 1928. Given in: Burke, Rusty (1998), "The Robert E. Howard Bookshelf", The Robert E. Howard United Press Association.
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Often referred to as 'a Russian Edgar Allan Poe', Andreyev had an influence through translations on two of the great horror writers, H.P. Lovecraft and R.E. Howard. Copies of his
339:(1905) Andreyev participated actively in social and political debate as a defender of democratic ideals. Several of his stories, including "The Red Laugh" ("Красный смех", 1904), 609:
Frederick H. White (2016). "A Slap in the Face of American Taste: Transporting He Who Gets Slapped to American Audiences". In Alexander Burry and Frederick H. White (ed.).
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Leonid Andreyev's granddaughter, daughter of Vadim Andreyev, the American writer and poet Olga Andrejew Carlisle (born 1931), published a collection of his short stories,
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Aside from his political writings, Andreyev published little after 1915. In 1916 he became the editor of the literary section of the newspaper
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newspaper in Moscow published his first short story, "Баргамот и Гараська" ("Bargamot and Garaska"). This story came to the attention of
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Degeneration, Decadence and Disease in the Russian fin de siècle: Neurasthenia in the life and work of Leonid Andreev
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in Russian literature. He is regarded as one of the most talented and prolific representatives of the
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University of Leeds archive page on Leonid's elder son, Vadim Leonidovich Andreyev
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playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of
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Carnicke, Sharon M. 2000. "Stanislavsky's System: Pathways for the Actor." In
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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/24016/Leonid-Nikolayevich-Andreyev
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magazine during the 1920s, such as "Lazarus" in the March 1927 edition.
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Revised edition. Original edition published in 1988. London: Methuen.
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Benedetti (1999, 176–177), Banham (1998, 24), and Carnicke (2000, 34).
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Studios in 1924. Some of his works were translated into English by
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at his death, as listed in the "Lovecraft's Library" catalogue by
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aristocratic, though impoverished, family, while she also claimed
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Andreyev's first collection of short stories and short novels (
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Imperial Moscow University: 1755-1917: encyclopedic dictionary
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A Writer Remembers by Nikolay Teleshov, Hutchinson, NY, 1943.
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literary group, and published many of his works in Gorky's
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literary period. Andreyev's style combines the elements of
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19th-century short story writers from the Russian Empire
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Andreyev completed his most well-known work, the play
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schools in literature. Of his 25 plays, his 1915 play
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He was married to Alexandra Veligorskaia, a niece of
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 513:Leonid Andreyev and his second wife, Anna 27:Russian playwright and writer (1871–1919) 1046:20th-century Russian short story writers 1016:Expressionist dramatists and playwrights 952:, with 151 library catalogue records 676:, Oxford University Press (2015), p. 47. 1036:20th-century dramatists and playwrights 596: 264:is regarded as his finest achievement. 780:Colby, F.; Williams, T., eds. (1914). 723: 694: 661:Seven Russian Short Novel Masterpieces 941:Internet Speculative Fiction Database 894:Works by Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev 864:– via A. Andreev, D. Tsygankov. 542:The Crushed Flower, and other stories 7: 1021:Symbolist dramatists and playwrights 604: 602: 600: 996:Russian people of Ukrainian descent 546:The Little Angel, and other stories 498:, an adaptation of his short story 25: 1061:Imperial Moscow University alumni 1056:20th-century Russian male writers 1001:Russian people of Finnish descent 885:Works by or about Leonid Andreyev 830:Twentieth Century Actor Training. 748:, Boni and Liveright (1920), p. v 125:Imperial Moscow University (1897) 30:For the Uzbekistani athlete, see 991:Russian people of Polish descent 901: 769: 718:Собрание сочинений в шести томах 663:, Popular Library (1967), p. 381 284:. His mother hailed from an old 209: 58:self-portrait, published in 1912 815:Stanislavski: His Life and Art. 525:, a poet and mystic, author of 447:, a few days before his death. 797:The Cambridge Guide to Theatre 787:New International Encyclopedia 782:"Andréev, Leonid Nikolaevitch" 506:, opened on Broadway in 1976. 1: 744:Herman Bernstein, preface to 1031:20th-century Russian writers 795:Banham, Martin, ed. (1998). 465:The Rape of the Sabine Women 397:rapidly came to prominence. 228:Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев 220:Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev 67:Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev 1066:Soviet emigrants to Finland 927:Leonid Andreyev's tombstone 900:(public domain audiobooks) 650:, Clarendon P. (1969), p. 3 1082: 922:Internet Broadway Database 427:l. He later supported the 29: 1026:Writers of Gothic fiction 563:The Seven Who Were Hanged 431:of 1917, but foresaw the 346:The Seven Who Were Hanged 343:("Губернатор", 1905) and 227: 208: 174:The Seven Who Were Hanged 48: 876:Works by Leonid Andreyev 648:Leonid Andreyev: a study 337:first Russian revolution 32:Leonid Andreev (athlete) 813:Benedetti, Jean. 1999. 634:10.3366/j.ctt1bh2kpq.12 379:Konstantin Stanislavsky 335:During the time of the 514: 452:The Sorrows of Belgium 230:, 21 August [ 1011:Expressionist writers 716:Андреев Л.Н. (1995). 512: 458:, as were the plays, 672:Frederick H. White, 535:Influence and legacy 441:Bolshevik Revolution 371:The Days of Our Life 950:Library of Congress 646:James B. 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Index

Leonid Andreev
Leonid Andreev (athlete)
Autochrome self-portrait, published in 1912
Autochrome
Oryol
Oryol Governorate
Russian Empire
Mustamäki
Finland
Imperial Moscow University (1897)
Realism
Naturalism
Symbolism
Expressionism
The Seven Who Were Hanged
The Life of Man
He Who Gets Slapped
Daniil Andreyev

Russian
O.S.
Russian
Expressionism
Silver Age
realist
naturalist
symbolist
He Who Gets Slapped
Oryol
Moscow

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