Exotic Moscow under Western Eyes /

This collection of essays on Turgenev, Goncharov, Conrad, Dostoevsky, Blok, Briusov, Gor'kii, Pasternak and Nabokov represents diverse voices but is also unified. One invariant is the recurring distinction between "culture" and "civilization" and the vision of Russia as the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Masing-Delic, Irene (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2016]
Colección:Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century
Temas:
Geschichte 1800-2000.
Russian literature > History and criticism.
National characteristics, Russian, in literature.
Littérature russe > Histoire et critique.
Russes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Literature
National characteristics, Russian, in literature
Russian literature
Russia > In literature.
Russia
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This collection of essays on Turgenev, Goncharov, Conrad, Dostoevsky, Blok, Briusov, Gor'kii, Pasternak and Nabokov represents diverse voices but is also unified. One invariant is the recurring distinction between "culture" and "civilization" and the vision of Russia as the bearer of culture because it is "barbaric." Another stance advocates the synthesis of "sense and sensibility" and the vision of "Apollo" and "Dionysus" creating a "civilized culture" together. Those voices that delight in the artificiality of civilization are complemented by those apprehensive of the dangers inherent in barbarism. This collection thus adds new perspectives to the much-debated opposition of vital Russia and a declining West, offering novel interpretations of classics from Oblomov to Lolita and The Idiot to Doctor Zhivago.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 p.).
ISBN:9781618118516
161811851X

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