The birth of the body : Russian erotic prose of the first half of the twentieth century : a reader / translated and edited by Alexei Lalo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lalo, Alexei, translator, editor.

Series:

Russian history and culture (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 12.

Russian history and culture ; volume 12

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

Erotic literature, Russian--20th century--Translations into English.

Erotic literature, Russian.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xii, 154 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Summary:

This reader contains selections from 8 Russian and Soviet writers working with erotic prose between 1900-1940. Themes of religious chastity, gender and sexual politics under communism/Bolshevism, and the fear of corporeality are discussed. The selections are organized into three sections: silver age writing, interwar émigré literature, and early Soviet fiction. The authors include excerpts from Vasilii Rozanov, Fydor Sologub, Georgii Ivanov, Vikentii Veresaev, Leonid Andreyev, Aleksandr Kuprin, Vladislav Khodasevich, and Panteleymon Romanov. There is minimal information: a half-page introduction for each author accompanied by a photo, foot-notes and a section at the end recommending further reading. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Erotic Silver age (1900-1922). Vasilii Rozanov, Selected excerpts ; Leonid Andreyev, In the fog ; Aleksandr Kuprin, Seasickness ; Fyodor Sologub, The tsarina of kisses

Inheriting Silver age in emigre writing. Vladislav Khodasevich, On pornography ; Georgii Ivanov, The decay of the atom

Early Soviet erotic fiction. Panteleymon Romanov, Without bird cherry ; Vikentii Veresaev, Isanka.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page ).

ISBN:

9789004237759

9004237755

OCLC:

806221734