The Positive Hero in Russian Literature

Language: English

Published by Stanford Univ Press, 1975

0804709769 / 9780804709767

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369 pages, with index. 1978 printing of 1975 second edition of work first issued 1958. A book of the Soviet period, it looks at the pre-history of "Marxist-Leninist" notions of art, starting with the "radical democrat" writers of the 19th century. Ends with consideration of Soviet-era dissidents - Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Sinyavsky. Trade paperback, wraps curled at corners and along fore-edge, shelf wear and small (1/4") split at back of spine at crown, dust soil to top edge, minor soil or scratches to fore-edge and back cover, a bit of foxing to end papers. Marginalia by former owner Prof. Warner Berthoff on approximately 15 pages in the Pasternak chapter, other pages unmarked.

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Title
The Positive Hero in Russian Literature
Author
Rufus W. Mathewson
Publisher
Stanford Univ Press
Publication year
1975
Condition
Good
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0804709769
ISBN 13
9780804709767
Edition
2nd Edition
Item weight
1 pound
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Literary criticism, Literary history, Russian and Soviet literature

Berthoff Books

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Offering used books that formerly belonged to the late Warner Berthoff (1925-2018), Prof. of English and American Literature at Bryn Mawr College and Harvard University, the late Ann E. Berthoff (1924-2022), Prof. of English at U. Mass.-Boston, or members of their family.

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