The Irony of the Ideal : Paradoxes of Russian Literature.
Explores the most tormenting problems of Russian literature in provocative engagements with its major authors, from Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoevsky to Nabokov, Platonov and post-Soviet postmodernists. Focuses on the ironies and paradoxes that transform sublime ideals into their opposites and trigger t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Brighton, MA :
Academic Studies Press,
2017.
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| ISBN: | 9781618116338 1618116339 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Explores the most tormenting problems of Russian literature in provocative engagements with its major authors, from Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoevsky to Nabokov, Platonov and post-Soviet postmodernists. Focuses on the ironies and paradoxes that transform sublime ideals into their opposites and trigger the forces of evil and self-destruction. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (456 pages) |
| Series: | Ars Rossica Ser.
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| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |