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RUSSIAN LITERATURE Q II TIME OF PETER THE GREAT AND CATHERINE THE GREAT 1. Peter the Great. a Mikhail Vasilevich Lomonosov, 1711-1765. He was the first writer who dared to be Russian in his art. William Hepworth Dixon. (1) Sketch of his life. (2) His poetry. (3) His versatility. (4) His influence on Russian language and litera- ture. (5) Reading: Morning meditation. In Wiener. Anthology of Russian literature, v. 1, p. 252-3. Turner. Studies in Russian literature, p. 13-14'. b Demetrius Kantemir, 1708-1744. His satires are thoroughly national living pic- tures of Russian manners at the time of their com- position. Charles Edward Turner. (1) His poems and satires. c Aleksandr Petrovich Sumarokov, 1718-1777. His great merit remains in his having put real life into the Russian stage. A. Bruckner. ( 1 ) His dramatic work. (2) His influence on the development of the Rus- sian drama. Recommended Reading Wiener. Anthology of Russian literature, v I, p. 223-9, 241-62. References Brandes. Impressions of Russia, p. 208-17. Bruckner. Literary history of Russia, p. 76-8, 81-8. Hapgood. Survey of Russian literature, p. 69-70, 72-8. Kropotkin. Russian literature, p. 23-5 ; Same. Kropotkin. Ideals and realities in Russian literature, p. 23-5.