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Palmovsky's Neklyuzhev
Neklyuzhev
An invented sentimental-novel hero cited by Vasily Ivanych to excuse his own misdeeds: a repentant scoundrel redeemed by a woman's love, a literary type Nikolai Borisych scorns as flattering real philanderers.
Reading notes
- M. P. §13 Palmovsky's Neklyuzhev
An invented sentimental-novel hero Vasily Ivanych cites to excuse his own misdeeds -- a repentant scoundrel redeemed by a woman's love; Nikolai Borisych mocks the type as a literary cliche that flatters real-life philanderers.