Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction
2001
E-Book: 182 English Pages
Publisher: OUP
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Rather than presenting a conventional chronology of Russian literature, Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction explores the place and importance in Russian culture of all types of literature. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? The book uses the figure of Pushkin–‘the Russian Shakespeare’–as a recurring example, as his work influenced every Russian writer who came after him, whether they wrote prose or verse. It furthermore examines why Russian writers are venerated, how they’ve been interpreted inside Russia and beyond, and the influences of the folk tale tradition, orthodox religion, and the West.
Review
“It is written in a lively and stimulating manner…and displays a range to which few of Dr. Kelly’s peers in the field of Russian scholarship are equal.”
—Dr. Philip Cavendish
About the Author
Catriona Kelly is a Fellow of New College, Oxford, and the author of A History of Russian Women’s Writing and co-editor of Russian Cultural Studies, both published by OUP.