| "Tsar and God" and Other Essays in Russian Cultural Semiotics Contributor(s): Zhivov, Victor (Author), Uspenskij, Boris (Author), Levitt, Marcus (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1936235498 ISBN-13: 9781936235490 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $113.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 306.094 |
| LCCN: 2012285372 |
| Series: Ars Rossica |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.26 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Featuring a number of pioneering essays by the internationally known Russian cultural historians Boris Uspenskij and Victor Zhivov, this collection includes a number of essays appearing in English for the fi rst time. Focusing on several of the most interesting and problematic aspects of Russia's cultural development, these essaysexamine the survival and the reconceptualization of the past in later cultural systems and some of the key transformations of Russian cultural consciousness. The essays in this collection contain some important examples of Russian cultural semiotics and remain indispensable contributions to the history of Russian civilization. |