The twenty-two essays in Cultural Mythologies of Russian Modernism , six of which appear in Russian, display the enormous advances that have taken place among Slavists in the study of the fascinating, but tragically circumscribed period in Russian literature that extends from the turn of the century to the Stalinist holocaust. This collection offers a definitive statement of how features of the Pushkin era were transformed during the Modernist age into a cultural mythology that encompassed personal and literary behavior, ...
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The twenty-two essays in Cultural Mythologies of Russian Modernism , six of which appear in Russian, display the enormous advances that have taken place among Slavists in the study of the fascinating, but tragically circumscribed period in Russian literature that extends from the turn of the century to the Stalinist holocaust. This collection offers a definitive statement of how features of the Pushkin era were transformed during the Modernist age into a cultural mythology that encompassed personal and literary behavior, and such far-reaching issues as national identity and cultural destiny.
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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Binding square and tight and contents clean and bright. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to FEP. Jacket shows gentle shelf rubbing and is now enclosed in a removable mylar protective sleeve. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 550 p. Medicine and Society, 15. Audience: General/trade.
