Russian Literary Attitudes From Pushkin To Solzhenitsyn
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Few literary traditions are as turbulent, vast, and emotionally commanding as that of Russia — and Russian Literary Attitudes from Pushkin to Solzhenitsyn cuts a decisive path through two centuries of its most defining voices. Edited by Richard Freeborn, Professor of Russian Literature at the University of London, this scholarly collection chronicles the shifting moral, political, and aesthetic attitudes that shaped Russian literature from the Romantic era of Pushkin through the dissident courage of Solzhenitsyn. Each chapter presents a focused critical examination of a major author, illuminating how literature and ideology became inextricably bound in the Russian cultural imagination. The volume brings together the expertise of Freeborn, Georgette Donchin, and N. J. Anning — all scholars at the University of London — to argue that Russian writers were never merely storytellers, but moral witnesses to the upheavals of their age. With rigorous academic authority and lucid prose, the work illustrates how each successive generation of Russian authors redefined the responsibilities of the writer in society. Accessible to both students and general readers, this collection leaves one asking a vital and unsettling question: in an age of political repression, can literature ever truly be free?
Author: Richard Freeborn, Georgette Donchin, N. J. Anning
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings noted. Binding condition: Binding intact, no loose pages.
Few literary traditions are as turbulent, vast, and emotionally commanding as that of Russia — and Russian Literary Attitudes from Pushkin to Solzhenitsyn cuts a decisive path through two centuries of its most defining voices. Edited by Richard Freeborn, Professor of Russian Literature at the University of London, this scholarly collection chronicles the shifting moral, political, and aesthetic attitudes that shaped Russian literature from the Romantic era of Pushkin through the dissident courage of Solzhenitsyn. Each chapter presents a focused critical examination of a major author, illuminating how literature and ideology became inextricably bound in the Russian cultural imagination. The volume brings together the expertise of Freeborn, Georgette Donchin, and N. J. Anning — all scholars at the University of London — to argue that Russian writers were never merely storytellers, but moral witnesses to the upheavals of their age. With rigorous academic authority and lucid prose, the work illustrates how each successive generation of Russian authors redefined the responsibilities of the writer in society. Accessible to both students and general readers, this collection leaves one asking a vital and unsettling question: in an age of political repression, can literature ever truly be free?