Charms of the Cynical Reason : Tricksters in Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture /

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The impetus for Charms of the Cynical Reason is the phenomenal and little-explored popularity of various tricksters flourishing in official and unofficial Soviet culture, as well as in the post-soviet era. Mark Lipovetsky interprets this puzzling phenomenon through analysis of the most remarkable an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lipovetsky, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2016]
Series:Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century
Subjects:
1900-1999
Russian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Tricksters in literature.
Tricksters in motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Soviet Union > History.
Motion pictures > Russia (Federation) > History > 20th century.
Literature and society > Soviet Union > History.
Literature and society > Russia (Federation) > History > 20th century.
Roman russe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Tricksters dans la littérature.
Tricksters au cinéma.
Cinéma > URSS > Histoire.
Littérature et société > URSS > Histoire.
Littérature et société > Russie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Literature and society.
Motion pictures.
Russian fiction.
Russia (Federation)
Soviet Union.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgements
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. AT THE HEART OF SOVIET CIVILIZATION
  • 2. KHULIO KHURENITO : THE TRICKSTER'S REVOLUTION
  • 3. OSTAP BENDER: THE KING IS BORN
  • 4. BURATINO : THE UTOPIA OF A FREE MARIONETTE
  • 5. VENICHKA: A TRAGIC TRICKSTER
  • 6. TRICKSTERS IN DISGUISE: THE TRICKSTER'S TRANSFORMATION S IN THE SOVIET FILM OF THE 1960s-70s
  • 7. SPLITTING THE TRICKSTER: PELEVIN'S SHAPE-SHIFTERS
  • CONCLUSION
  • WORKS CITED
  • INDEX

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