The Search For Self Definition In Russian Literature

Author : Ewa M. Thompson
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027222138

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The Search for Self-definition in Russian Literature by Ewa M. Thompson Pdf

In Gorbachev's Russia and outside of it the strength and scope of Russian nationalism is currently a subject of strenuous scholarly debate. The many and varied forms national ideology takes in Russian literature are the subject of this collection of essays. Over the past two hundred years Russians have used their literature to express both conformist and nonconformist views on the relationship between the individual and society and on Russian national destiny. Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Grossman, Tvardovsky, Rasputin, Zinovyev and others have taken diverse stands in regard to Russian nationalism, and their points of view are explored in this book. Several chapters offer suggestive overviews of nationalism's role in literature. The influence of Stalinist mentality on nationalism is also explored, as are the overt expressions of nationalist sentiments in the conditions of Gorbachev's glasnost. This book offers a rare insight into the present Soviet Russian literary scene, and it will help refocus future studies of Russian literature.

Author : Ewa M. Thompson
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991-12-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027277596

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The Search for Self-Definition in Russian Literature by Ewa M. Thompson Pdf

In Gorbachev's Russia and outside of it the strength and scope of Russian nationalism is currently a subject of strenuous scholarly debate. The many and varied forms national ideology takes in Russian literature are the subject of this collection of essays. Over the past two hundred years Russians have used their literature to express both conformist and nonconformist views on the relationship between the individual and society and on Russian national destiny. Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Grossman, Tvardovsky, Rasputin, Zinovyev and others have taken diverse stands in regard to Russian nationalism, and their points of view are explored in this book. Several chapters offer suggestive overviews of nationalism's role in literature. The influence of Stalinist mentality on nationalism is also explored, as are the overt expressions of nationalist sentiments in the conditions of Gorbachev's glasnost. This book offers a rare insight into the present Soviet Russian literary scene, and it will help refocus future studies of Russian literature.

Author : Rosalind J. Marsh
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 3039110691

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Literature, History and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia, 1991-2006 by Rosalind J. Marsh Pdf

"The aim of this book is to explore some of the main pre-occupations of literature, culture and criticism dealing with historical themes in post-Soviet Russia, focusing mainly on literature in the years 1991 to 2006." --introd.

Author : Boris Noordenbos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137593634

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Post-Soviet Literature and the Search for a Russian Identity by Boris Noordenbos Pdf

This book examines a wide range of contemporary Russian writers whose work, after the demise of Communism, became more authoritative in debates on Russia’s character, destiny, and place in the world. Unique in his in-depth analysis of both playful postmodernist authors and fanatical nationalist writers, Noordenbos pays attention to not only the acute social and political implications of contemporary Russian literature but also literary form by documenting the decline of postmodern styles, analyzing shifting metaphors for a “Russian identity crisis,” and tracing the emergence of new forms of authorial ethos. To achieve this end, the book builds on theories of postcoloniality, trauma, and conspiracy thinking, and makes these research fields productively available for post-Soviet studies.

Author : Ian Kenneth Lilly,Henrietta Mondry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Russian literature
ISBN : UOM:39015047840866

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Russian Literature in Transition by Ian Kenneth Lilly,Henrietta Mondry Pdf

Author : Andrew Kahn,Mark Naumovich Lipovet︠s︡kiĭ,Irina Reyfman,Stephanie Sandler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780199663941

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A History of Russian Literature by Andrew Kahn,Mark Naumovich Lipovet︠s︡kiĭ,Irina Reyfman,Stephanie Sandler Pdf

Russia possesses one of the richest and most admired literatures of Europe, reaching back to the eleventh century. A History of Russian Literature provides a comprehensive account of Russian writing from its earliest origins in the monastic works of Kiev up to the present day, still rife with the creative experiments of post-Soviet literary life. The volume proceeds chronologically in five parts, extending from Kievan Rus' in the 11th century to the present day.The coverage strikes a balance between extensive overview and in-depth thematic focus. Parts are organized thematically in chapters, which a number of keywords that are important literary concepts that can serve as connecting motifs and 'case studies', in-depth discussions of writers, institutions, and texts that take the reader up close and. Visual material also underscores the interrelation of the word and image at a number of points, particularly significant in the medieval period and twentieth century. The History addresses major continuities and discontinuities in the history of Russian literature across all periods, and in particular bring out trans-historical features that contribute to the notion of a national literature. The volume's time-range has the merit of identifying from the early modern period a vital set of national stereotypes and popular folklore about boundaries, space, Holy Russia, and the charismatic king that offers culturally relevant material to later writers. This volume delivers a fresh view on a series of key questions about Russia's literary history, by providing new mappings of literary history and a narrative that pursues key concepts (rather more than individual authorial careers). This holistic narrative underscores the ways in which context and text are densely woven in Russian literature, and demonstrates that the most exciting way to understand the canon and the development of tradition is through a discussion of the interrelation of major and minor figures, historical events and literary politics, literary theory and literary innovation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN : UOM:39015024487764

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AB Bookman's Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Amy C. Singleton
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997-07-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0791434001

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Noplace Like Home by Amy C. Singleton Pdf

Explores the way that four major works of Russian literature--Gogol's Dead Souls, Goncharov's Oblomov, Zamiatin's We, and Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita--define a cultural "self" for the Russian people. Focusing on the deep cultural currents that pull Russian society in contradictory ways, Noplace Like Home also explores the writer's struggle to overcome these tensions through the creation of a literary utopia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Poland
ISBN : UOM:39015062021236

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The Polish Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Efraim Sicher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : UCR:31210022662660

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Jews in Russian Literature After the October Revolution by Efraim Sicher Pdf

The story of four famous Jews writing in Russian in the early Soviet period, attempting to resolve their cultural and political identities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Russia
ISBN : PSU:000051842284

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Political History and Culture of Russia by Anonim Pdf

Scholarly articles dealing with political events in Russia up to 1991.

Author : Lyudmila Parts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Russia (Federation)
ISBN : UOM:39015073928478

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The Chekhovian Intertext by Lyudmila Parts Pdf

In The Chekhovian Intertext Lyudmila Parts explores contemporary Russian writers' intertextual engagement with Chekhov and his myth. She offers a new interpretative framework to explain the role Chekhov and other classics play in constructing and maintaining Russian national identity and the reasons for the surge in the number of intertextual engagements with the classical authors during the cultural crisis in post-perestroika Russia. The book highlights the intersection of three distinct concepts: cultural memory, cultural myth, and intertextuality. It is precisely their interrelation that explains how intertextuality came to function as a defense mechanism of culture, a reaction of cultural memory to the threat of its disintegration. In addition to offering close readings of some of the most significant short stories by contemporary Russian authors and by Chekhov, as a theoretical case study the book sheds light on important processes in contemporary literature: it explores the function of intertextuality in the development of Russian literature, especially post-Soviet literature; it singles out the main themes in contemporary literature, and explains their ties to national cultural myths and to cultural memory. The Chekhovian Intertext may serve as a theoretical model and impetus for examinations of other national literatures from the point of view of the relationship between intertextuality and cultural memory.

Author : Dasha C̆ulić Nisula
Publisher : Scarecrow Area Bibliographies
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110197733

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Bibliography of Slavic Literature by Dasha C̆ulić Nisula Pdf

Nisula covers materials published in the United States and abroad since 1989 covering Slavic literature from the medieval period to the end of the twentieth century. The three main sections are meticulously structured to cover all the dimensions of geographical space, literary genres, topics, authors and time. The first section examines general works on Slavic literature--namely Slavic bibliographies, journals, and library holdings. The second one frames the bibliographic sources within the Slavic geographic perimeter: East, Central and South Europe, while the final section considers regional and national literature. One of the richest European cultures reveals itself in the pages of this book and all those who want to understand the multiple aspects of Slavic literature can find in this an essential guide.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Europe, Eastern
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016135738

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Canadian Slavonic Papers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ingrid Kleespies
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : National characteristics, Russian, in literature
ISBN : UCBK:C110114829

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A Nation Astray by Ingrid Kleespies Pdf

The metaphor of the nomad may at first seem surprising for Russia given its history of serfdom, travel restrictions, and strict social hierarchy. But as the imperial center struggled to tame a vast territory with ever-expanding borders, ideas of mobility, motion, travel, wandering, and homelessness came to constitute important elements in the discourse about national identity. For Russians of the nineteenth century national identity was anything but stable. This rootlessness is at the core of A Nation Astray. Here, Ingrid Anne Kleespies traces the image of the nomad and its relationship to Russian national identity through the debates and discussion of literary works by seminal writers like Karamzin, Pushkin, Chaadaev, Goncharov, and Dostoevsky. Appealing to students of Russian Romanticism, nationhood, and identity, as well as general readers interested in exile and displacement as elements of the human condition, this interdisciplinary work illuminates the historical and philosophical underpinnings of a basic aspect of Russian self-determination: the nomadic constitution of the Russian nation.