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The Soviet Novel, Third Edition: History as Ritual - Softcover

Clark, Katerina

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9780253213679: The Soviet Novel, Third Edition: History as Ritual
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ISBN 10: 0253213673 ISBN 13: 9780253213679
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2000

Synopsis

"In its sure grasp of a huge subject and in its speculative boldness, Professor Clark's study represents a major breakthrough. It sends one back to the original texts with a whole host of new questions. . . . And it also helps us to understand the place of the 'official' writer in that peculiar mixture of ideology, collective pressure, and inspiration which is the Soviet literary process." ―Times Literary Supplement

"The Soviet Novel has had an enormous impact on the way Stalinist culture is studied in a range of disciplines (literature scholarship, history, cultural studies, even anthropology and political science)." ―Slavic Review

"Those readers who have come to realize that history is a branch of mythology will find Clark's book a stimulating and rewarding account of Soviet mythopoesis." ―American Historical Review

A dynamic account of the socialist realist novel's evolution as seen in the context of Soviet culture. A new Afterword brings the history of Socialist Realism to its end at the close of the 20th century.

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About the Author

Katerina Clark is Professor of Comparative Literature at Yale University. She is author of Petersburg, Crucible of Cultural Revolution and coauthor (with Michael Holquist of Mikhail Bakhtin.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253213673
ISBN 13 
9780253213679
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
344
Rating
  • 4.20 out of 5 stars
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