Exotic Moscow under western eyes / Irene Masing-Delic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Masing-Delic, I. (Irene)

Series:

Cultural revolutions.

Cultural revolutions : Russia in the twentieth century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian literature--History and criticism.

Russian literature.

National characteristics, Russian, in literature.

Russia--In literature.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2009.

Academic Studies Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This collection of essays on Turgenev, Goncharov, Conrad, Dostoevsky, Blok, Briusov, Gor'kii, Pasternak and Nabokov represents diverse voices but is also unified. One invariant is the recurring distinction between "culture" and "civilization" and the vision of Russia as the bearer of culture because it is "barbaric." Another stance advocates the synthesis of "sense and sensibility" and the vision of "Apollo" and "Dionysus" creating a "civilized culture" together. Those voices that delight in the artificiality of civilization are complemented by those apprehensive of the dangers inherent in barbarism. This collection thus adds new perspectives to the much-debated opposition of vital Russia and a declining West, offering novel interpretations of classics from Oblomov to Lolita and The Idiot to Doctor Zhivago.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Dialogue

2. Inner Divisions

3. Saving the Heritage

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index.

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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed September 04 2025)

ISBN:

9781618118516

161811851X

9781618111364

1618111361

OCLC:

769188616