Synthesis of realism and romanticism in "The second wife" by E.Marlitt

The article is the first approach to research the novel of the world-wide famous German writer in the Russian study of literature. The author analy­ses the specific of Marlitt's skill as a realist writer in connection with the social life in Germany at the end of the 19 th century. The article shows the interaction of realism and romanticism in the work.