Mikhail Lermontov Quotes


You men do not understand the delights of a glance, of a pressure of the hand... but as for me, I swear to you that, when I listen to your voice, I feel such a deep, strange bliss that the most passionate kisses could not take its place.


Citations

Lermontov, Mikhail. A Hero of Our Time. Translated by Paul Foote, Penguin Books, 2001, p. 159.

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Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Lermontov
  • Born: October 15, 1814
  • Died: July 27, 1841
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Profession: Poet, Novelist, Artist

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also through his prose, which founded the tradition of the Russian psychological novel.