Acts of logos in Pushkin and Gogol : Petersburg texts and subtexts / Kathleen Scollins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scollins, Kathleen, 1971- author.

Series:

Liber Primus (Series)

Liber primus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837--Criticism and interpretation.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich.

Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852--Criticism and interpretation.

Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich.

Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837.

Criticism and interpretation.

Saint Petersburg (Russia)--In literature.

Saint Petersburg (Russia).

Russian literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Russian literature.

Personification in literature.

Symbolism in literature.

Literature.

Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xlix, 278 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2017.

Contents:

Prologue : in the beginning was Peter's word

Introduction : St. Petersburg : myth, text, word

Cursing at the whirlwind : the Book of Job according to Pushkin

Gambling away the Petri-mony : rival models of social advancement in Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades"

Body parts, puff pastries, and the devil himself : Nevsky prospect as the hellmouth of Gogol's Petersburg

Mertvye ushi : the annunciation motif and disorder of the senses in "The Nose"

Kako sdelan Akakii : letter as hero in "The Overcoat"

Conclusion : beyond the schism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Scollins, Kathleen, 1971- author. Acts of logos in Pushkin and Gogol

ISBN:

9781618115829

1618115820

OCLC:

972216403

Publisher Number:

99973611164