«MAYKOV, A MAN OF LETTERS» (COMMENTING THE LETTERS OF I. A. GONCHAROV, 1858–1859)

Abstract

The article describes A. N. Maykov’s voyage on the corvette Bayan to the Mediterranean Sea in 1858–1859, that was undertaken as a part of the «literary expedition» organized by Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich. The goal was to write a series of sketches, to be published in the Marine Collection; I. A. Goncharov’s description of his trip on the frigate Pallada was used as a pattern the writers were expected to follow.