Libertinage in Russian Culture and Literature A Bio-History of Sexualities at the Threshold of Modernity |
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| Author:
| Lalo, Alexei |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-21120-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $238.50 |
Book Description:
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The monograph explores traditions of expressing the body and sexuality (designated as "silence" and "burlesque") throughout Russia's literary history, with a particular focus on how these traditions affect the literary modernization during the Silver Age (1890-1921) and subsequent émigré writing.
The monograph explores traditions of expressing the body and sexuality (designated as "silence" and "burlesque") throughout Russia's literary history, with a particular focus on how these traditions affect the literary modernization during the Silver Age (1890-1921) and subsequent émigré writing.