Iurii Trifonov Unity Through Time |
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| Author:
| Gillespie, David |
| Contribution by:
| Kelly, Catriona
Cross, Anthony
Emerson, Caryl
Heldt, Barbara
Jones, Malcolm
Rayfield, Donald
Smith, G. S.
Terras, Victor |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02571-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Iurii Trifonov (1925-81) has recently become well- known in the West as a writer of Soviet urban life. This study concentrates on his exploration of major events in Russian history and their implications and consequences for his time. David Gillespie traces this interest through all of Trifonov's writings, from his earliest, Stalin prize-winning period to the self-consciously modernist later works. Through historical analogies and allusions, Trifonov develops a language with which to...
More DescriptionIurii Trifonov (1925-81) has recently become well- known in the West as a writer of Soviet urban life. This study concentrates on his exploration of major events in Russian history and their implications and consequences for his time. David Gillespie traces this interest through all of Trifonov's writings, from his earliest, Stalin prize-winning period to the self-consciously modernist later works. Through historical analogies and allusions, Trifonov develops a language with which to combat the repressive censorship of his time. He upheld the concepts of truth and justice when glasnost was unknown, and where 'historical expedience' was all-determining.