An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction
Subtitle: Introduction to a Culture
Publisher: M. E. Sharpe
Published: September 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781563244223
Subjects: Russian literature; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Anthologies (multiple authors); Collections & anthologies of various literary forms; Cultural studies; Russia; Russian; Collections; Translations into English
Description: Arrangement of the selections is chronological, except for the early 19th century, when the progression is interrupted in order to arrange texts by topic. The introduction to each section places the literary works in their historical context and notes later cultural resonances. Following each text is an introductory guide to primary and secondary sources, including available aesthetic transformations of the work, its subjects, and its motifs in film, video, musical recordings, and art collections.