Erotic nihilism in late imperial Russia
Subtitle: the case of Mikhail Artsybashev's Sanin
By: Otto Boele.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Madison
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780299232740; 9780299232733
Subjects: Art︠s︡ybashev, M. -- 1878-1927; Nihilism in literature; Decadence in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The canon of epoch-making heroes; title: Sanin: a hero of our time?; title: Counter-literature; title: The pornographic roman à thèse; title: Sanin and its readers: a bible for an entire generation?; title: Hardcore saninism: the case of the free love leagues; title: Muscles for money: Sanin as ex-student.