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The Writer In Petrograd And The House Of
Martha Wetizel Hickey
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Hardback. Founded by Maksim Gorky and Kornei Chukovsky in 1919 and disbanded in 1922, the Petrograd House of Arts occupied a crucial moment in Russia's cultural history. Chronicling the rise and fall of this literary landmark, this book conveys the studied period in Soviet literature. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 750 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Founded by Maksim Gorky and Kornei Chukovsky in 1919 and disbanded in 1922, the Petrograd House of Arts occupied a crucial moment in Russia's cultural history. By chronicling the rise and fall of this literary landmark, this book conveys in greater depth and detail than ever before a significant but little studied period in Soviet literature.Poised between Russian culture's past and her Soviet future, between pre- and post-Revolutionary generations, this once lavish private home on the Nevsky Prospekt housed as many as fifty-six poets, novelists, critics, and artists at one time, during a period of great social and political turbulence. ... Read more
Founded by Maksim Gorky and Kornei Chukovsky in 1919 and disbanded in 1922, the Petrograd House of Arts occupied a crucial moment in Russia's cultural history. By chronicling the rise and fall of this literary landmark, this book conveys in greater depth and detail than ever before a significant but little studied period in Soviet literature.Poised between Russian culture's past and her Soviet future, between pre- and post-Revolutionary generations, this once lavish private home on the Nevsky Prospekt housed as many as fifty-six poets, novelists, critics, and artists at one time, during a period of great social and political turbulence. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
750
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Russian Literature and Theory
Number of Pages
750
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810125278
SKU
V9780810125278
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About Martha Wetizel Hickey
Martha Wetizel Hickey is an associate professor of Russian literature and director of international studies at Portland State University. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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