| On the Theory of Prose Contributor(s): Shklovsky, Viktor (Author), Avagyan, Shushan (Translator), Hejinian, Lyn (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 1564787699 ISBN-13: 9781564787699 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Collections | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Series: Russian Literature |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As time has proven, Theory of Prose still remains one of the twentieth century's most significant works of literary theory. It not only anticipates structuralism and poststructuralism, but poses questions about the nature of fiction that are as provocative today as they were in the 1920s. Founded on the concept of "making strange," it lays bare the inner workings of fiction--especially the works of Cervantes, Tolstoy, Sterne, Dickens, Bely and Rozanov--and imparts a new way of seeing, of reading, and of interacting with the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Avagyan, Shushan: - Shushan Avagyan translates from Armenian and Russian. She is the translator of Viktor Shklovsky's Bowstring: On the Dissimilarity of the Similar and other works by Shklovsky from Dalkey Archive Press.Hejinian, Lyn: - Lyn Hejinian (born May 17, 1941) is an American poet, essayist, translator and publisher. She is often associated with the Language poets and is well known for her landmark work My Life (Sun & Moon, 1987, original version Burning Deck, 1980), as well as her book of essays, The Language of Inquiry (University of California Press, 2000).Shklovsky, Viktor: - Viktor Shklovsky (1893-1984) was a leading figure in the Russian Formalist movement of the 1920s and had a profound effect on twentieth-century Russian literature. Several of his books have been translated into English and are available from Dalkey Archive Press, including Zoo, or Letters Not about Love, Third Factory, A Sentimental Journey, Energy of Delusion, Literature and Cinematography, and Bowstring. |