{"product_id":"7312-russian-literature-a-very-short-introduction","title":"Russian Literature - A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Catriona Kelly\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2001\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 165\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0192801449\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than a conventional chronology of Russian literature, Catriona Kelly’s Very Short Introduction explores the place and importance of literature of all sorts in Russian culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? At the centre of the web is the figure of Pushkin, the Russian Shakespeare, whose work influenced all Russian writers, whether poets or novelists, and many great artists in other areas as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thoroughly good idea. Snappy, small-format.. stylish design… perfect to pop into your pocket for spare moments.\u003cbr\u003e- Lisa Jardine, The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very good idea, these Very Short Introductions, a new concept from OUP.\u003cbr\u003e- Nicholas Lezard. Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great pleasure to read. It is a sophisticated, erudite, searching, and subtle piece of work. It is written in a lively and stimulating manner, and displays a range to which few of Dr Kelly’s peer in the field of Russian scholarship can aspire.\u003cbr\u003e-Phil Cavendish, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant essay, written with elegance, informed, incisive, provocative… you may love it, perhaps loathe it, or feel perplexed, but not remain indifferent.\u003cbr\u003e- A G Cross, Cambridge University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly’s brief but clear and effective study is a skilful blending of literary personalities rather than leaning simply on chronology… It is an original book, well done and documented, and extremely readable.\u003cbr\u003e-John Bayley, St Catherine’s College, Oxford University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant and original, taking an unexpected approach to the subject and written with great confidence and clarity.\u003cbr\u003e-Peter France, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Testament\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.I have raised myself a monument: writer memorials and cults\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.Tidings of me will go out over all great Rus: \u003cbr\u003ePushkin and the Russian literary canon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.I shall be famous a long as another poet lives: \u003cbr\u003ewriters responses to Pushkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.Awakening noble feelings with my lyre:\u003cbr\u003ewriters as masters of minds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.And don’t dispute with fools: men, women and society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.Every tribe and every tongue will name me: \u003cbr\u003eRussian literature and primitive culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.O muse, be obedient to the command of God:\u003cbr\u003ethe spiritual and material worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurther reading \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Catriona Kelly \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776689287337,"sku":"7312","price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/7312_dcf89bbf-d28f-4370-9b5a-41e4b19beec3.jpg?v=1625502935","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/7312-russian-literature-a-very-short-introduction","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}