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Editing Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy : Mikhail Katkov and the great Russian novel /

Fathers and Sons by Turgenev. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. These are a few of the great works of Russian prose that first appeared in the Russian Herald, a journal founded and edited by Mikhail Katkov. Yet because of his conservative politics and intrusive editing pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fusso, Susanne (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, [2017]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: from pariah to paragon
  • Katkov and Belinsky: love, friendship, and the world-historical nation
  • Katkov and Evgeniia Tur: a persona shaped in polemics
  • Katkov and Turgenev: the conception of "On the Eve" and "Fathers and Sons"
  • Katkov and Dostoevsky: their polemics of 1861-1863
  • Katkov and Dostoevsky: patronage and interference ("Crime and Punishment" and "The Devils")
  • Katkov and Tolstoy: "Anna Karenina" against the Russian Herald
  • Katkov and Pushkin: the end of Katkov's literary career
  • Conclusion: the editor as patron.