Men without Women : Masculinity and Revolution in Russian Fiction, 1917-1929 /

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In Men without Women Eliot Borenstein examines the literature of the early Soviet period to shed new light on the iconic Russian concept of comradeship. By analyzing a variety of Russian writers who span the ideological spectrum, Borenstein provides an illuminating reading of the construction of mas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borenstein, Eliot, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ideologie.
Mannelijkheid.
Russisch.
Letterkunde.
Russian fiction.
Men in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Former Soviet Union
LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la litterature.
Masculinite dans la litterature.
Hommes dans la litterature.
Roman russe > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Russian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Brothers and Comrades
  • Ch. 1. The Ladykillers: Bolshevik Chivalry, Female Sacrifice, and the End of the Marriage Plot
  • Ch. 2. Isaak Babel: Dead Fathers and Sons
  • Ch. 3. The Family Men of Yuri Olesha
  • Ch. 4. The Object of Envy: Androgyny, Love Triangles, and the Uses of Women
  • Ch. 5. Puritans and Proletarians: Andrei Platonov's Asexual Revolution, 1919-1923
  • Ch. 6. Chevengur: Buried in the Family Plot
  • Conclusion: Fathers and Furies.

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