Gender and Russian Literature: New Perspectives (Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521174945 ISBN 13: 9780521174947

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This collection of original essays by leading Western and Russian specialists gives an overview of key issues in Russian women's writing and of important representations of women by men, between 1600 and the present, exploring the differences between the writing of women and men in Russia. It combines a study of the history and biography of previously neglected women writers with close readings of literary texts, demonstrating that although many Russian women writers have been unjustly disadvantaged and marginalized, their work contains much of interest for contemporary women readers.

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From the Back Cover:

This wide-ranging study presents an examination of the extraordinary diversity and range of satirical writing in contemporary Russian literature and will be of interest not only to Slavists but also to those interested in genre theory. The author focuses on a variety of these genres and modes and offers practical criticism on each text.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Russian (translation)
Original Language: Russian

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521174945
• ISBN 13: 9780521174947
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374