A History of Russian Literature: From Its Beginnings to 1900 Contributor(s): Mirsky, D. S. (Author), Whitfield, Francis J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0810116790 ISBN-13: 9780810116795 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1999 Annotation: "Russian literature has always been inseparably linked to Russian history. D. S. Mirsky, in dealing with this fact, constantly keeps in mind the ever-colorful and ever-changing aspects of the one in discussing the other. Mirsky's book is essential reading for anyone interested in Russian literature. A History of Russian Literature: From its Beginnings to 1900 contains all of the author's History of Russian Literature and the first two chapters of his Contemporary Russian Literature."--BOOK JACKET. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
Dewey: 891.709 |
LCCN: 99016430 |
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.64" W x 8.54" (1.07 lbs) 401 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Russian literature has always been inseparable from Russian history. D. S. Mirsky constantly keeps in mind the ever-colorful and ever-changing aspects of the one in discussing the other. Sound in judgment, luminescent, and exquisitely written, Mirsky's book is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the world's great literatures. A History of Russian Literature covers the beginning of Russian fiction, the Age of Classicism, the Age of Gogol, and the poets, journalists, novelists, and playwrights of the Age of Realism. |