An Obsession with History - Russian Writers Confront the Past

Providing a theoretical paradigm for understanding the relationship of history and literature in Russia, this book traces how major Russian writers of the past 200 years defined the nation's past through creating fictional and non-fictional works on historical themes.

Summary

Providing a theoretical paradigm for understanding the relationship of history and literature in Russia, this book traces how major Russian writers of the past 200 years defined the nation's past through creating fictional and non-fictional works on historical themes.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Baruch Wachtel
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780804722469
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2246-9
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 508 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Slavonic linguistics / literary studies