Poor Liza
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"Poor Liza" (Russian: «Бедная Лиза», romanized: Bednaja Liza)[2] is a 1792 short story or sentimental novella[3] by the Russian author Nikolay Karamzin. It is one of Karamzin's best-known short stories in Russia. It is the tale of two lovers that belong to different social classes[4] which in this case is a young nobleman and a poor peasant girl.[5] The story popularized the sentimentalized peasant girl in 19th-century Russia.[5]
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"Poor Liza" | |
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Short story by Nikolay Karamzin | |
Text available at Russian Wikisource | |
Original title | Бедная Лиза |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Genre(s) | sentimentalism |
Publication | |
Publication date | 1792[1] |
Published in English | 1801 |
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