| An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction: Introduction to a Culture [With CD-ROM] Contributor(s): Rzhevsky, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765612461 ISBN-13: 9780765612465 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: "Provides an introduction to a vast national culture, covering the 10th to the 20th centuries. ... The range of selections in this ambitious book is thoughtful. Recommended". -- Library Journal "One of the most comprehensive anthologies of Russian literature in English ever published, in terms of its chronological span and inclusion of genres". -- British East-West Journal |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 891.708 |
| LCCN: 2004024008 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.90 lbs) 587 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Russia has a rich, huge, unwieldy cultural tradition. How to grasp it? This classroom reader is designed to respond to that problem. The literary works selected for inclusion in this anthology introduce the core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, Prokofiev's symphonies, Fokine's choreography and Kandinsky's paintings. This material is supported by introductions, helpful annotations and bibliographies of resources in all media. The reader is intended for use in courses in Russian literature, culture and civilisation, as well as comparative literature. |