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Slavic Literature, Culture and Society Ser.: Russian Literature and Its Demons by Pamela Davidson (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBerghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-101845457579
ISBN-139781845457570
eBay Product ID (ePID)99610132
Product Key Features
Number of Pages548 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRussian Literature and Its Demons
SubjectHorror & Supernatural, Russian & Former Soviet Union
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorPamela Davidson
SeriesSlavic Literature, Culture and Society Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight25.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"On the whole, the volume reads like a cohesive book ... and maintains a high standard of scholarship throughout. Investigators of Russian literary demonism in the future will surely want to consult this excellent work." · The Russian Review "... this collection displays a degree of mutual collaboration, as well as a consistently high quality, that surpasses that of most collections of essays ... it has much to praise and little to fault." · Slavic Review "It will become a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates in the Slavic and Comparative Literature fields." · Australian and East European Studies "The scholarly excellence of individual contributions and the high standard that marks the constituent articles without exception ... this volume is well thought out in conception and every effort appears to have been made by the editor to give it methodological cohesion. No doubt will it become a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates in Slavic and Comparative Literature fields." · Australian Slavonic and East European Studies, "On the whole, the volume reads like a cohesive book ... and maintains a high standard of scholarship throughout. Investigators of Russian literary demonism in the future will surely want to consult this excellent work." The Russian Review "... this collection displays a degree of mutual collaboration, as well as a consistently high quality, that surpasses that of most collections of essays ... it has much to praise and little to fault." Slavic Review "It will become a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates in the Slavic and Comparative Literature fields." Australian and East European Studies "The scholarly excellence of individual contributions and the high standard that marks the constituent articles without exception ... this volume is well thought out in conception and every effort appears to have been made by the editor to give it methodological cohesion. No doubt will it become a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates in Slavic and Comparative Literature fields." Australian Slavonic and East European Studies
Series Volume Number6
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal891.709/37
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction: Russian Literature and its Demons: Introductory Essay Pamela Davidson PART I: TRADITIONS AND CONTEXTS Chapter 1. Nostalgia for Hell: Russian Literary Demonism and Orthodox Tradition Simon Franklin Chapter 2. The Russian Folk Devil and His Literary Reflections Faith Wigzell Chapter 3. Antichrist Enthroned: Demonic Visions of Russian Rulers Kevin Platt Chapter 4. Divine Service or Idol Worship? Russian Views of Art as Demonic Pamela Davidson PART II: LITERARY DEMONS Chapter 5. The Muse and the Demon in the Poetry of Pushkin, Lermontov and Blok Pamela Davidson Chapter 6. Lermontov's The Demon: Identity and Axiology Robert Reid Chapter 7. The Devil is in the Detail: Demonic Features of Gogol's Petersburg Julian Graffy Chapter 8. The Devils' Vaudeville: "Decoding" the Demonic in Dostoevsky's The Devils W. J. Leatherbarrow Chapter 9. Rozanov and His Literary Demons Liza Dimbleby Chapter 10. The Demon. The Mythopoetic World Model in the Art of Lermontov, Vrubel, Blok Avril Pyman Chapter 11. The Demonomania of Sorcerers: Satanism in the Russian Symbolist Novel Adam Weiner Chapter 12. Symbolist Devils and Acmeist Transformation: Gumilev, Demonism, and the Absent Hero in Akhmatova's Poem Without a Hero Michael Basker Chapter 13. Playing Devil's Advocate: Paradox and Parody in Zamiatin's "The Miracle of Ash Wednesday" Philip Cavendish Chapter 14. Literary Representations of Stalin and Stalinism as Demonic Rosalind Marsh Index
Synopsis"On the whole, the volume reads like a cohesive book ... and maintains a high standard of scholarship throughout. Investigators of Russian literary demonism in the future will surely want to consult this excellent work." - The Russian Review "... this collection displays a degree of mutual collaboration, as well as a consistently high quality, that surpasses that of most collections of essays ... it has much to praise and little to fault." - Slavic Review "It will become a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates in the Slavic and Comparative Literature fields." - Australian and East European Studies "The scholarly excellence of individual contributions and the high standard that marks the constituent articles without exception ... this volume is well thought out in conception and every effort appears to have been made by the editor to give it methodological cohesion. No doubt will it become a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates in Slavic and Comparative Literature fields." - Australian Slavonic and East European Studies Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. This substantial collection fills the gap. A comprehensive analytical introduction by the editor is follwed by a series of fourteen essays, written by eminent scholars in their fields. The first part explores the main shaping contexts of literary demonism: the Russian Orthodox and folk tradition, the demonization of historical figures, and views of art as intrinsically demonic. The second part traces the development of a literary tradition of demonism in the works of authors ranging from Pushkin and Lermontov, Gogol and Dostoevsky, through to the poets and prose writers of modernism (including Blok, Akhmatova, Bely, Sologub, Rozanov, Zamiatin), and through to the end of the 20th century. Pamela Davidson is Professor of Russian Literature at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College, London., Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. This substantial collection fills the gap. A comprehensive analytical introduction by the editor is follwed by a series of fourteen essays, written by eminent scholars in their fields. The first part explores the main shaping contexts of literary demonism: the Russian Orthodox and folk tradition, the demonization of historical figures, and views of art as intrinsically demonic. The second part traces the development of a literary tradition of demonism in the works of authors ranging from Pushkin and Lermontov, Gogol and Dostoevsky, through to the poets and prose writers of modernism (including Blok, Akhmatova, Bely, Sologub, Rozanov, Zamiatin), and through to the end of the 20th century.
LC Classification NumberPG2987.D45 R87 2000
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