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Imitations of Life: Two Centuries of Melodrama in Russia
. Ed(S): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan
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paperback. Uses the under-studied genre of melodrama as a critical prism for understanding Russian/Soviet history, politics and culture - in particular, the uses to which popular culture was put in the Soviet period. Editor(s): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Imitations of Life views Russian melodrama from the eighteenth century to today as an unexpectedly hospitable forum for considering social issues. The contributors follow the evolution of the genre through a variety of cultural practices and changing political scenarios. They argue that Russian audiences have found a particular type of comfort in this mode of entertainment that invites them to respond emotionally rather than politically to social turmoil.
Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including plays, lachrymose novels, popular movies, and even highly publicized funerals and political trials, the essays in Imitations of Life argue that melodrama has ... Read more
Imitations of Life views Russian melodrama from the eighteenth century to today as an unexpectedly hospitable forum for considering social issues. The contributors follow the evolution of the genre through a variety of cultural practices and changing political scenarios. They argue that Russian audiences have found a particular type of comfort in this mode of entertainment that invites them to respond emotionally rather than politically to social turmoil.
Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including plays, lachrymose novels, popular movies, and even highly publicized funerals and political trials, the essays in Imitations of Life argue that melodrama has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822327905
SKU
V9780822327905
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About . Ed(S): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan
Louise McReynolds is Professor of History at the University of Hawai’i. Joan Neuberger is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas.
Reviews for Imitations of Life: Two Centuries of Melodrama in Russia
“Melodrama bore all the defects and virtues of its parent, the French Revolution. Given to wild flights, neck-breaking twists and turns, stark judgements of good and evil, the genre also brought public attention onto private life and the vicissitudes of underprivilege. Melodrama taught much to the Russians who appropriated it. As the contributors to the present volume demonstrate, it taught ... Read more