| Katherine Mansfield and Russia Contributor(s): Diment, Galya (Editor), Kimber, Gerri (Editor), Martin, W. Todd (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474426131 ISBN-13: 9781474426138 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union) - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 823.912 |
| LCCN: 2017296780 |
| Series: Katherine Mansfield Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.4" (0.93 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Examines the 'Russian influence' on both Mansfield's craft as a short story writer and her life choices Katherine Mansfield's passion for Russian literature and culture is well documented in her letters and notebooks. Anton Chekhov was not just one of her most significant literary influences, but also a mythological presence with whom she mentally communicated every day. The emotional bond became even stronger when she discovered that the two of them shared the same deadly disease. But her fascination with Russia and its culture extended beyond Chekov and included the Ballets Russes and an interest in Russian politics, in part sparked by Maxim Gorky. She also read and assimilated several other Russian writers, including Fyodor Dostoevsky and Marie Bashkirtseff as well as Leo Tolstoy. This volume presents essays that engage with many aspects of Mansfield's response to all things Russian as well as to the Russians she met in England and France. In addition, the volume presents a collection of images of Gurdjieff's Institute at Fontainebleau, several of which have never been seen before. Key Features
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