The Golden Age of Russian Literature and Thought (Harrogate S) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333557336 ISBN 13: 9780333557334

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1992

Synopsis

The volume contains ten new essays on Russian literature and thought of the classical age (roughly 1820-1880). The essays are based on papers delivered at the Fourth World Congress for Soviet and East European Studies held at Harrogate in July 1990. It strikes a balance between fresh work on major authors (Pushkin, Lermontov, Turgenev and Dostoevsky), important work on hitherto neglected minor authors (Marlinsky, Pisemsky and Boborykin), and studies that relate to thinkers of the period (Chaadaev, Herzen and Bakunin).

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Synopsis

This volume contains ten essays on Russian literature and thought of the classical age (1820-1880). It aims to strike a balance between important work on well-known authors such as Pushkin, Lermontov, Turgenev and Dostoevsky, and important work of relatively unknown writers such as Marlinsky, Pisemsky and Boborykin, and studies that relate to thinkers, Chaadaev, Herzen and Bakunin. The essays illuminate texts from various angles by examining literary antecedents, biographical information, published and unpublished correspondence, the many stages in the composition of a work, and even ethnographic material. Several contributors make use of material gathered in Soviet archives. In particular the essays show the constant interdependence of literature and thought in 19th century Russia and explore recurrent preoccupations of the Russian intelligentsia, such as the relationship of art to reality, the interrelationships between works of art themselves, and the search for national identity and cultural autonomy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333557336
• ISBN 13: 9780333557334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Offord Derek