| The Cambridge Introduction to Russian Literature Contributor(s): Emerson, Caryl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521606527 ISBN-13: 9780521606523 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: An engaging overview of the Russian literary tradition, with a glossary and guide to further reading. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union) - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 891.709 |
| LCCN: 2008006275 |
| Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Russian literature arrived late on the European scene. Within several generations, its great novelists had shocked - and then conquered - the world. In this introduction to the rich and vibrant Russian tradition, Caryl Emerson weaves a narrative of recurring themes and fascinations across several centuries. Beginning with traditional Russian narratives (saints' lives, folk tales, epic and rogue narratives), the book moves through literary history chronologically and thematically, juxtaposing literary texts from each major period. Detailed attention is given to canonical writers including Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bulgakov and Solzhenitsyn, as well as to some current bestsellers from the post-Communist period. Fully accessible to students and readers with no knowledge of Russian, the volume includes a glossary and pronunciation guide of key Russian terms as well as a list of useful secondary works. The book will be of great interest to students of Russian as well as of comparative literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Emerson, Caryl: - Caryl Emerson is A. Watson Armour III Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University. |