| Contemporary Russian Satire: A Genre Study Contributor(s): Ryan-Hayes, Karen L. (Author), Kelly, Catriona (Editor), Cross, Anthony (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521026261 ISBN-13: 9780521026260 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: This wide-ranging study presents an examination of the extraordinary diversity and range of satirical writing in contemporary Russian literature. Through the close analysis of seminal satirical texts written by five Russian and emigre authors in the 1970s and 1980s, Karen Ryan-Hayes demonstrates that formal and thematic parody is pervasive and that it provides additional levels of meaning in contemporary Russian satire. The author focuses on different subgenres of satire and offers practical criticism on each text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Dewey: 891.774 |
| LCCN: 2006277404 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This wide-ranging study presents an examination of the extraordinary diversity and range of satirical writing in contemporary Russian literature. Through the close analysis of seminal satirical texts written by five Russian and emigr authors in the 1970s and 1980s, Karen Ryan-Hayes demonstrates that formal and thematic parody is pervasive and that it provides additional levels of meaning in contemporary Russian satire. The author focuses on different subgenres of satire and offers practical criticism on each text. |