Milton and the Rise of Russian Satanism

Russian notions of good and evil changed before the Revolution and will change again under glasnost' and perestroika. But no literary character has reflected such changes more dramatically than Milton's Satan, who managed to be both a hero to Romantic poets and Marxist critics.

About the author

Valentin Boss is a professor of History at McGill University.

Summary

Russian notions of good and evil changed before the Revolution and will change again under glasnost' and perestroika. But no literary character has reflected such changes more dramatically than Milton's Satan, who managed to be both a hero to Romantic poets and Marxist critics.

Product details

• Authors: Valentin Boss
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2011
• EAN: 9781442612938
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-1293-8
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Heritage; HERITAGE
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Slavonic linguistics / literary studies