Russian literature / Andrew Baruch Wachtel and Ilya Vinitsky.

Author/creator Wachtel, Andrew
Other author Vinit͡s︡kiĭ, I. I͡U︡. (Ilʹi͡a︡ I͡U︡rʹevich), 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge [England] ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2009.
Descriptionxi, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesCultural history of literature
Cultural history of literature. ^A605595
Contents Introduction: Labyrinth of links: Russian literature and its cultural contexts -- The origins: Russian Medieval culture -- The spirit of Peter: Russian culture in the eighteenth century -- The spirit of poetry: Russian culture in the age of Alexander I (1801-25) -- The Russian idea: the quest for national identity in nineteenth-century Russian culture -- Russian psychology: the quest for personal identity in nineteenth-century Russian culture -- Life as theatre: Russian modernism -- The art of the future: the Russian avant-garde -- The future as present: Soviet culture -- After the future: Russian thaw culture -- Instead of the apocalypse: Russian culture today -- Conclusion: whither Russian literature.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [302]-307) and index.
LCCN 2009284512
ISBN9780745636856
ISBN0745636853
ISBN0745636861 (pbk.)
ISBN9780745636863 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks PG2951 .W26 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold