Don’t Be a Stranger - Russian Literature and the Perils of Not Fitting In

This study explores the consequences of being marked an outsider in the Russian-speaking world through a close study of several seminal works of Russian literature. The author combines the fields of literary studies, linguistics, and sociology to interpret these works for both the specialist and the general reader.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
Introduction: Fitting in Russian Style
1. The Crux of the Svoj/Chuzhoj Opposition
2. Making Svoj/Chuzhoj Divisive in Alexander Griboedov’s “Woe from Wit”
3. “Woe from Wit” as Social Gospel
4. The Demons are Social

Demons

The Setting
The Plot
The Audience and the Stage
The Opposition
Verkhovensky
A Stranger’s Sins
The First Argument
The Second Argument
The Duel
At Our People’s
The Murder of Shatov

In Place of a Conclusion
Bibliography

Primary Sources
Secondary Sources

About the author

Jason Galie is a Russian language analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton and has taught Russian at Columbia University, Middlebury College, the Defense Language Institute, and The George Washington University. He lives in Washington, DC.

Summary

This study explores the consequences of being marked an outsider in the Russian-speaking world through a close study of several seminal works of Russian literature. The author combines the fields of literary studies, linguistics, and sociology to interpret these works for both the specialist and the general reader.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Galie
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781644697726
• ISBN: 978-1-64469-772-6
• No. of pages: 162
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 25 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Russia, Society & social sciences, Social & political philosophy, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Sociology: family and relationships, Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900