The Irony of the Ideal Paradoxes of Russian Literature |
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| Author:
| Epstein, Mikhail |
| Series title: | Ars Rossica Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61811-633-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $119.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the most tormenting problems of Russian literature in provocative engagements with its major authors, from Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoevsky to Nabokov, Platonov and post-Soviet postmodernists. Focuses on the ironies and paradoxes that transform sublime ideals into their opposites and trigger the forces of evil and self-destruction.
Explores the most tormenting problems of Russian literature in provocative engagements with its major authors, from Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoevsky to Nabokov, Platonov and post-Soviet postmodernists. Focuses on the ironies and paradoxes that transform sublime ideals into their opposites and trigger the forces of evil and self-destruction.