Russian Tales of Demonic Possecb

Informationen zum Autor Marcia A. Morris is professor of Slavic languages at Georgetown University. Klappentext Russian Tales of Demonic Possession: Translations of Savva Grudtsyn and Solomonia provides detailed introductions and full translation of the seventeenth-century Tale of Savva Grudtsyn and Tale of the Demoniac Solomonia as well as of Aleksey Remizov's modernist re-workings of the two tales, The Demoniacs. These works provide insight into Russian culture in the seventeenth century and how beliefs changed over time. Zusammenfassung Also includes Aleksey Remizov's modernist re-workings of the two tales! The Demoniacs. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsA Note on Texts, Translation, and TransliterationAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Russia BedeviledThe Tale of Savva GrudtsynThe Tale of the Demoniac SolomoniaAleksey Remizov's Demoniacs:Savva GrudtsynAleksey Remizov's Demoniacs: SolomoniaAppendix I Aleksey Remizov's Demoniacs: "A History of Entwined Tales"Appendix II Aleksey Remizov's Demoniacs: CommentarySources Cited

Product details

• Authors: Marcia A. Morris
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2014
• EAN: 9780739188606
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-8860-6
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Demonology & Satanism, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Satanism & demonology, Regional / International studies, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Satanism and demonology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era