Three Russian writers and the irrational
Subtitle: Zamyatin, Pilʹnyak, and Bulgakov
By: T.R.N. Edwards.
Series: Cambridge studies in Russian literature
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Zami͡a︡tin, Evgeniĭ Ivanovich, 1884-1937; Bulgakov, Mikhail Afanasʹevich, 1891-1940; Pilʹni͡a︡k, Boris, 1894-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation; Russian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Irrationalism (Philosophy) in literature
Description: The idea of man as an essentially irrational being has preoccupied some of the most influential of Russian thinkers, including the three important Soviet writers considered by Dr Edwards in this book. Since the 1917 Revolution the polemic between rationalists and irrationalists has become directly relevant to the way life is lived in the Soviet Union, and a knowledge of the irrationalist point of view is essential for an understanding of much of Soviet literature and of the foundations of Soviet dissidence.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 206-212.
Includes index.