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Rewriting Capitalism: Literature and the Market in Late Tsarist Russia and the Kingdom of Poland
Beth Holmgren
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Description for Rewriting Capitalism: Literature and the Market in Late Tsarist Russia and the Kingdom of Poland
Paperback. This text examines how capitalism affected the culture of literature, publishing, book markets and readership in the turn-of-the-century Russia and the Kingdom of Poland. It draws parallels with and assesses literary developments in Russia and Poland in the late 20th century. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUA; 2AGP; 2AGR; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367. Large format paperback.Clean copy.
In this ground-breaking book, Beth Holmgren examines how—in turn-of-the-century Russia and its subject, the Kingdom of Poland—capitalism affected the elitist culture of literature, publishing, book markets, and readership. Rewriting Capitalism considers how both \u201cserious\u201d writers and producers of consumer culture coped with the drastic power shift from \u201cserious\u201d literature to market-driven literature.
In this ground-breaking book, Beth Holmgren examines how—in turn-of-the-century Russia and its subject, the Kingdom of Poland—capitalism affected the elitist culture of literature, publishing, book markets, and readership. Rewriting Capitalism considers how both \u201cserious\u201d writers and producers of consumer culture coped with the drastic power shift from \u201cserious\u201d literature to market-driven literature.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
Used, Like New
Series
Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822956792
SKU
KEX0211911
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About Beth Holmgren
Beth Holmgren is professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at Duke University. She is the author of Woman's Works in Stalin's Time: On Lidiia Chukoskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam.
Reviews for Rewriting Capitalism: Literature and the Market in Late Tsarist Russia and the Kingdom of Poland
“Rewriting Capitalism is well written and engaging. Its comparative method is successful: the case studies of Russia and Poland offset each other nicely, together suggesting different ways in which literature could be instructive, informative and entertaining for new groups of readers. . . . an elegant and thoughtful study that will sure give rise to further research in the years ... Read more