Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Lev Tolstoy has held the attention of mankind for well over a century. This title investigates some of the numerous puzzles and paradoxes in the Tolstoyan heritage, engaging both with Tolstoy the artist, author of those incomparable novels and Tolstoy the thinker, who questioned the received ideas and beliefs of the whole civilised world. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843024
- ISBN
- 9781934843024
Condition: New
€ 90.20
€ 90.20
Written at the height of Stalin's first 'five-year plan' for the industrialisation of Soviet Russia and the parallel campaign to collectivise Soviet agriculture, Andrei Platonov's "The Foundation Pit" registers a dissonant mixture of utopian longings and despair. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 204 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843086
- ISBN
- 9781934843086
Condition: New
€ 102.67€ 102.12
€ 102.67
€ 102.12
This book offers a fascinating record of conversations with poets of various nationalities about Joseph Brodsky. The collection combines biographical details with a new and authoritative interpretation of the poetics, style, and ideas of one of the most influential poets to emerge in post-Stalinist Russia. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana; Jones, Chris; Weissbort, Daniel. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843154
- ISBN
- 9781934843154
Condition: New
€ 121.50€ 121.36
€ 121.50
€ 121.36
Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) is the only Russian poet who has been taken seriously by Russian leaders. He is the most important poet Russia has produced in the second part of the twentieth century. This collection of interviews draws on eye-witness accounts of Brodsky's friends, publishers, editors, translators, and fellow poets. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana; Jones, Chris; Weissbort, Daniel. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 604 pages, 71. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843161
- ISBN
- 9781934843161
Condition: New
€ 132.10
€ 132.10
The Marsh of Gold. Pasternak's Writings on Inspiration and Creation.
Pasternak, Boris. Ed(S): Livingstone, Angela
Major statements by the celebrated Russian poet Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) about poetry, inspiration, the creative process, and the significance of artistic/literary creativity in his own life as well as in human life altogether, are presented here in his own words (in translation) and are discussed in the extensive commentaries and introduction. Editor(s): Livingstone, Angela. Translator(s): Livingstone, Angela. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843239
- ISBN
- 9781934843239
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Focusing primarily on the close study of literary works presented in the broad cultural and historical context, Jacob's Ladder discusses the reflection of kabbalistic allegory in Russian literature and provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the perception of Kabbalah in Russian consciousness. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843383
- ISBN
- 9781934843383
Condition: New
€ 139.31
€ 139.31
A collection of informative critical articles on some of the best twentieth-century Russian short stories from Chekhov and Bunin to Tolstaya and Pelevin. It discusses the recurrent themes of language's power and limits, of childhood and old age, of art and sexuality, and of cultural, individual and artistic memory. Editor(s): Parts, Lyudmila, PhD. Series: Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843444
- ISBN
- 9781934843444
Condition: New
€ 121.50€ 121.33
€ 121.50
€ 121.33
A group of second generation religious Zionist West Bank settlers have turned away from the collectivist political messianic ideology of the first generation of settlers. This title tells the story of how they revolutionized the religious Zionist settler culture by moving poetry writing into the mainstream of that culture. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843727
- ISBN
- 9781934843727
Condition: New
€ 126.10
€ 126.10
Boris Slutsky (1919-1986) is a major original figure of Russian poetry of the second half of the twentieth century. This title presents a study of the poet. It argues that Slutsky's body of work amounts to a Holy Writ of his times which fuses biblical prooftexts and stylistics with the language of late Russian Modernism and Soviet newspeak. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843734
- ISBN
- 9781934843734
Condition: New
€ 161.53
€ 161.53
Paperback. Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; VFX; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935096191
- ISBN
- 9781935096191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.56
€ 16.99
€ 15.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935096399
- ISBN
- 9781935096399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.11
€ 16.99
€ 16.11
Hardcover. Widely acknowledged as the most important Russian thinker of the nineteenth century, Vladimir Soloviev's place in the landscape of world philosophy nevertheless remains uncertain. Approaching him through a single synoptic lens, this book foregrounds his unique envisioning of the interaction between humanity and the material world. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235179
- ISBN
- 9781936235179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.79
€ 148.79
Hardcover. In every Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] neighbourhood, bookstores overflow with titles written by and for Haredi Jews. This title offers a reading of contemporary Haredi fiction, self-help, history, and theology, explaining how this isolationist religious community constructs its complex and paradoxical relationship with contemporary culture. Series: Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235377
- ISBN
- 9781936235377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.67€ 102.49
€ 102.67
€ 102.49
Hardcover. Examines the interaction between power and poetry in creating the imperial image of Catherine the Great, providing an analysis of a wide range of Russian literary works from the period, particularly the main Classical myths associated with Catherine as well as how these Classical subjects affirmed imperial ideology and the monarch's power. Series: Ars Rossika. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235506
- ISBN
- 9781936235506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.87
€ 149.87
Hardcover. Series: Ars Rossika. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235568
- ISBN
- 9781936235568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.87
€ 151.87
Hardcover. Series: Companions to Russian Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235919
- ISBN
- 9781936235919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.45
€ 104.45
Hardcover. Abramovich brings together a batch of timeless classical Hebrew novels, short stories, and poems, and furnishes readers with commentaries and critical readings of each landmark work. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DS; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235940
- ISBN
- 9781936235940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Hardcover. Isaak Babel (1894-1940) is arguably one of the greatest modern short-story writers of the early 20th century. This is the first book in English to study the intertextuality of Babel's work. It looks at Babel's cultural identity as a case study in the contradictions and tensions of literary influence, personal loyalties, and ideological constraint. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235957
- ISBN
- 9781936235957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.69
€ 148.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936239603
- ISBN
- 9781936239603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.81
€ 17.99
€ 16.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kelly, Stephen; Perry, Ryan. Num Pages: 676 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 172 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Brepols Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782503549354
- ISBN
- 9782503549354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.06
€ 234.06