A History of Women's Writing in Russia - Softcover

Barker, Adele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521576105 ISBN 13: 9780521576109

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

A History of Women's Writing in Russia offers a comprehensive account of the lives and works of Russia's women writers. Based on original and archival research, this volume forces a re-examination of many of the traditionally held assumptions about Russian literature and women's role in the tradition. In setting about the process of reintegrating women writers into the history of Russian literature, contributors have addressed the often surprising contexts within which women's writing has been produced. Chapters reveal a flourishing literary tradition where none was thought to exist. They redraw the map defining Russia's literary periods, they look at how Russia's women writers articulated their own experience, and they reassess their relationship to the dominant male tradition. The volume is supported by extensive reference features including a bibliography and guide to writers and their works.

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Review:

Review of the hardback: 'A History of Women's Writing in Russia marks a highpoint in Russian studies ... A History of Women's Writing in Russia lays the foundations of a new, comprehensive literary history inclusive of both male and female discourses. Ultimately, this book is going to become a 'classic' for its significant contribution to a better understanding of not only Russian women's writing, but of Russian literature as a whole.' Journal of European Studies

Review of the hardback: 'The editors and authors have done a superb job, and Cambridge University Press has again demonstrated its pivotal role in shaping academic thought.' Slavonica

Review of the hardback: ' ... very important contribution, not only to the history of Russian women writers, but of Russian literature tout court.' Slavonic and East European Review

Book Description:

A comprehensive account of the lives and works of Russia's women writers. Contributors have addressed the surprising contexts within which women's writing has been produced. The volume is supported by extensive reference features including a bibliography and guide to writers and their works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521576105
• ISBN 13: 9780521576109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 412