Saltykov-Shchedrin: a list of fairy tales. Satire in the fairy-tale works of Saltykov-Shchedrin

Saltykov-Shchedrin tales combine folkloric motifs and satirism inherent in the entire literary activity of the Russian writer. Most of them were created in the late period of the creativity of this author. What works did Saltykov-Shchedrin write? A list of fairy tales and their brief analysis are presented in the article.

Social satire

Saltykov-Shchedrin often turned to this genre. The list of fairy tales does not include such works as "The History of One City", "Modern Idyll", "Abroad". But they also have fantastic motives.

It is no accident that the writer often resorted to a fairy-tale genre in the eighties. It was during this period that the socio-political situation in Russia became so acute that it became increasingly difficult for a writer to use his satirical potential. Folklore subjects, whose characters are often played by animals and other animals, have become one way to circumvent censorship restrictions.

Fantasy and Reality

What was the basis for the creation of small works by Saltykov-Shchedrin? List of fairy tales is a list of compositions, each of which is based on folk art and satire in the spirit of Krylov's fables. In addition, the work of the writer was influenced by the traditions of Western European Romanticism. But, in spite of the borrowing of various motifs, the genre's original genre are the short works created by Saltykov-Shchedrin.

List of fairy tales

1. "The hero".
2. "Hyena".
3. "Wild landowner."
4. "Conscience has disappeared."
5. "A wise pisar."
6. "Poor wolf."
7. "Selfless Hare".
8. "Kissel".
9. "The horse".
10. "The untimely eye".
11. "Idle talk."
12. "Liberal".
13. "By way-dear."
14. "Christ's Night."

Heroes

In the fairy-tale works of Saltykov-Shchedrin there are two forces, depicted not without a hint of social inequality. One of them is the people. The second is, of course, exploiting the simple workers elements. The people, as a rule, symbolized birds and defenseless animals. Idle but dangerous landowners were personified by predators.

In the above list there is a fairy tale "The Horse". In this work the main image symbolizes the Russian peasantry. Thanks to the work of Konyagi, bread is brewing on the boundless fields of the country. But this worker has neither rights nor freedom. His lot is endless hard labor.

The generalized image of the Russian peasant is also present in the work "Wild landowner". One of the most striking images in nineteenth-century Russian literature is a simple humble toiler - a character that can often be found reading short tales of Saltykov-Shchedrin. The list should be supplemented with the following works:

1. "Idle talk."
2. Village Fire
3. "Raven-petitioner."
4. "Christmas tale".
5. "Eagle-Maecenas".