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This book explores the output of Russian ethnographer-folklorist Petr Bogatyrev and Czech journalist-writer Ivan Olbracht, arguing that their respective portrayals of the Subcarpathian Rus' deserve the attention of western folklorists, historians, social scientists, literature scholars, and students of central and east European culture.
List of contents
Part I: Setting the Scene
Chapter 1: The Ethnographer and the Journalist/Writer
Chapter 2: Physical and Human Geography of Subcarpathian Rus'
Part II: Petr Grigor'evich Bogatyrev
Chapter 3: From Moscow to Prague
Chapter 4: Bogatyrev in Subcarpathian Rus'
Chapter 5: The Book:
Magical Acts, Rites, and Beliefs in Subcarpathian Rus'Chapter 6: Teaching and Last Years in Czechoslovakia
Part III: Ivan Olbracht
Chapter 7: Olbracht and the Genesis of His Politics
Chapter 8: Olbracht in Subcarpathian Rus'
Chapter 9: Reportage from Subcarpathian Rus'
Chapter 10: The Making of the Film Marijka the Unfaithful
Chapter 11: Olbracht's Family Correspondence and His Jewish Stories
Chapter 12: Olbracht's Three Jewish Stories from Subcarpathian Rus'
Part IV: Where Their Interests Intersected: The Carpathian Brigand Tradition
Chapter 13: The Noble Brigand in European History and Culture
Chapter 14: Bogatyrev and His Approach to Interpreting the Carpathian Tradition
Chapter 15: Olbracht Finds his Noble Brigand, Nikola Šuhaj
Chapter 16: Publication, Success, and the Polemic Around the Novel
Part V: The Final Years
Chapter 17: Bogatyrev Leaves the Protectorate; Olbracht Takes Cover Within It
Chapter 18: Olbracht in Czechoslovakia During World War II and After
About the author
Patricia A. Krafcik is professor emerita of Russian language and literature and Slavic culture and folklore at The Evergreen State College.
Summary
This book explores the output of Russian ethnographer-folklorist Petr Bogatyrev and Czech journalist-writer Ivan Olbracht, arguing that their respective portrayals of the Subcarpathian Rus’ deserve the attention of western folklorists, historians, social scientists, literature scholars, and students of central and east European culture.
