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Russians Abroad
Slobin, Greta. Ed(S): Condee, Nancy; Clark, Katerina; Slobin, Mark; Slobin, Dan I.
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Description for Russians Abroad
Editor(s): Condee, Nancy; Clark, Katerina; Slobin, Mark; Slobin, Dan I. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
This book presents an array of perspectives on the vivid cultural and literary politics that marked the period immediately after the October Revolution of 1917, when Russian writers had to relocate to Berlin and Paris under harsh conditions. Divided amongst themselves and uncertain about the political and artistic directions of life in the diaspora, these writers carried on two simultaneous literary dialogues: with the emerging Soviet Union and with the dizzying world of European modernism that surrounded them in the West. Chapters address generational differences, literary polemics and experimentation, the heritage of pre-October Russian modernism, and the fate of individual ... Read more
This book presents an array of perspectives on the vivid cultural and literary politics that marked the period immediately after the October Revolution of 1917, when Russian writers had to relocate to Berlin and Paris under harsh conditions. Divided amongst themselves and uncertain about the political and artistic directions of life in the diaspora, these writers carried on two simultaneous literary dialogues: with the emerging Soviet Union and with the dizzying world of European modernism that surrounded them in the West. Chapters address generational differences, literary polemics and experimentation, the heritage of pre-October Russian modernism, and the fate of individual ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781618112149
SKU
V9781618112149
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About Slobin, Greta. Ed(S): Condee, Nancy; Clark, Katerina; Slobin, Mark; Slobin, Dan I.
Greta Slobin (PhD Yale University) was professor of literature at University of California-Santa Cruz, USA and also taught at Amherst College, Wesleyan University, and SUNYAlbany.
Reviews for Russians Abroad
A collection of essays which opens up many lines of enquiry as it is-and provides many original answers." - Modern Language Review, Volume 111, Part 2, April 2016 “The chief value of this collection of essays is that it clearly traces some of the important dynamics of the post-1917 literary emigration. It shows how émigré literature relates ... Read more