A Sportsman's Sketches

Style and Technique

A Sportsman's Sketches by Ivan Turgenev is characterized by a realistic style, where the author strives for an accurate and truthful depiction of Russian village life and peasantry. Turgenev uses vivid descriptions of nature, which not only create atmosphere but also emphasize the inner states of the characters. The language of the work is rich and expressive, with elements of folk speech, adding authenticity and liveliness to the text. Literary techniques include the use of dialogues, internal monologues, and psychological portraits, helping to reveal the characters' personalities more deeply. The structure of the stories is fragmented, with each story being a standalone piece, united by the common theme and the figure of the narrator-hunter, who acts as an observer and mediator between the reader and the world of the Russian village.