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Stephanie Sandler - Commemorating Pushkin: Russia´s Myth of a National Poet - 9780804734486 - V9780804734486
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Commemorating Pushkin: Russia´s Myth of a National Poet

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Description for Commemorating Pushkin: Russia´s Myth of a National Poet Hardback. Commemorating Pushkin is a study of the fascination with Pushkin that has helped Russian culture define itself, as seen in poems, stories, essays, memoirs, films, museums, and commemorative celebrations. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 780.

Two hundred years after his birth, Alexander Pushkin still issues a dynamic, liberating challenge to Russia's cultural identity. His story has promised national coherence and meant artistic integrity in its seemingly purest form. Irreverent and polemical responses to Pushkin abound, but Russians retain a deep investment in Pushkin's image.

Commemorating Pushkin argues that the emotional complexity of Russia's relationship with Pushkin has informed both large-scale cultural institutions and the writings of talented individuals. It assesses twentieth-century museums, anniversary rituals, and films that keep the poet alive. It shows how Pushkin's self-fashioning was exemplary for Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, Andrei ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804734486
SKU
V9780804734486
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About Stephanie Sandler
Stephanie Sandler is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. She is the author of a number of books, including Distant Pleasures: Alexander Pushkin and the Writing of Exile (Stanford, 1989).

Reviews for Commemorating Pushkin: Russia´s Myth of a National Poet
"Stephanie Sandler's long-awaited book, Commemorating Pushkin: Russia's Myth of a National Poet, offers us a thorough and erudite look at the Pushkin phenomenon in Russia....Her comments and discussions are at all times perceptive and immensely well-informed, and her readings are nuanced and imaginative."
Slavic and East European Journal "This book will be of interest to a wide range of Russian cultural ... Read more

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