The Problem of Genre and the Quest for Justice in Chekhov's the Island of Sakhalin

Ryfa, Juras T.

ISBN 10: 0773481729 / ISBN 13: 9780773481725

Published by Edwin Mellen Pr, 1999

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1999 hardcover published without jacket/wear on the cover/clean & unmarked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Problem of Genre and the Quest for Justice in Chekhov's the Island of Sakhalin
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773481729
• ISBN 13: 9780773481725
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Ryfa (Russian language and literature, George Washington U.) bypasses the wrangling since the book appeared in 1893 about its genre by arguing that it simply created a new own. He says that Chekhov was familiar with travel literature, but when he set off for a penal colony at the other end of the Russian Empire in 1890, he had already determined to document and expose what he saw as a serious social evil in his country. The tapestry of mini-biographies of individuals and communities, Rufa finds, brought about significant changes in social policy, in sociological analysis, in literature, and in Chekhov. As in many of Edwin Mellen's books, the text is double spaced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Language Notes

Text: English, Russian