Epic and the Russian Novel from Gogol to Pasternak /

Epic and the Russian Novel from Gogol to Pasternak /

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Epic and the Russian Novel from Gogol to Pasternak examines the origin of the nineteen- century Russian novel and challenges the Lukács-Bakhtin theory of epic. By removing the Russian novel from its European context, the authors reveal that it developed as a means of reconnecting the narrative form...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Griffiths, Frederick T. (Author), Rabinowitz, Stanley J. (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]
Series:Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and History
Subjects:
1800-1999
Epic literature, Russian > History and criticism.
Russian fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Russian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Littérature épique russe > Histoire et critique.
Roman russe > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman russe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Epic literature, Russian.
Russian fiction.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. Epic and Novel
  • 2. Gogol in Rome
  • 3. Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov
  • 4. Tolstoy and Homer
  • 5. Doctor Zhivago and the Tradition of National Epic
  • 6. Stalin and the Death of Epic: Mikhail Bakhtin, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Boris Pasternak
  • Works Cited
  • Index