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245 14 a| The high stakes of identity :b| gambling in the life and literature of nineteenth-century Russia /c| Ian M. Helfant.;

260 a| Evanston, Ill. :b| Northwestern University Press,c| 2001.;

300 a| xxv, 211 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Studies in Russian literature and theory;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index.;

505 0 a| The memoiristic moorings of Gentry gambling mythologies -- Count Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy ("the American") and the cardsharp as provocateur -- Pushkin's ironic performances as a gambler and his relationship with I.E. Velikopol'sky, author of A satire on gamblers -- The dishonorable acts of Lermontov's Masquerade -- Shakhovskoy's Moneymadness and the rewriting of "The queen of spades" -- Begichev's The Kholinsky family and the didactic portrayal of gambling addiction -- Social and literary disruptions of gambling mythologies and Dostoevsky's critique of the Beau joueur.;

650 0 a| Russian literaturey| 19th centuryx| History and criticism.=| ^A30613;

650 0 a| Gambling in literature.=| ^A315322;

830 0 a| Studies in Russian literature and theory.=| ^A353396;

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The high stakes of identity : gambling in the life and literature of nineteenth-century Russia / Ian M. Helfant.

Author/creator	Helfant, Ian M.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2001.
Description	xxv, 211 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Russian literature--19th century. --History and criticism. Gambling in literature. Gambling--Social aspects. --Russia (Federation). --History. --19th century.

Series	Studies in Russian literature and theory Studies in Russian literature and theory. ^A353396
Contents	The memoiristic moorings of Gentry gambling mythologies -- Count Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy ("the American") and the cardsharp as provocateur -- Pushkin's ironic performances as a gambler and his relationship with I.E. Velikopol'sky, author of A satire on gamblers -- The dishonorable acts of Lermontov's Masquerade -- Shakhovskoy's Moneymadness and the rewriting of "The queen of spades" -- Begichev's The Kholinsky family and the didactic portrayal of gambling addiction -- Social and literary disruptions of gambling mythologies and Dostoevsky's critique of the Beau joueur.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index.
LCCN	2001005117
ISBN	0810118637 (alk. paper)

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