| The Cavalry Maiden: Journals of a Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars Contributor(s): Durova, Nadezhda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253205492 ISBN-13: 9780253205490 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1989 Annotation: 'I have heard, ' said the tsar...'that you are not a man. Is that true?' In December 1807, Alexander I granted a commission to Nadezhda Durova who, in male guide, served nearly ten years in the Russian light cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. The Cavalry Maiden, a selection of the edited journals of her military service, first published in 1836 with Pushkin's encouragement, is a lively narrative Russian life on and off the battlefield in the Alexandrine era. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 87045395 |
| Series: Indiana-Michigan Russian and East European Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.52" W x 9.14" (0.94 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . sparkles with wit, intelligence and bold characterization. --Women's Review of Books . . . a ripping yarn . . . admirable translation . . . sensitive introductory essay. --Times Literary Supplement . . . a remarkable journal worthy of the attention of a wide audience. --Doris Grumbach, National Public Radio In male guise, Nadezhda Durova served ten years in the Russian cavalry. The Cavalry Maiden is a lively narrative which appeals in our own time as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of female experience. |