Rivers in Russian literature / Margaret Ziolkowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziolkowski, Margaret, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivers in literature.

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

Russian literature.

Russian literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Newark : University of Delaware Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Rivers in Russian Literature focuses on the Russian literary and folkloric treatment of five rivers-the Dnieper, Volga, Neva, Don, and Angara. Each chapter traces, within a geographical and historical context, the evolution of the literary representation of one river. Imagination may endow a river with aesthetic or spiritual qualities, ethnic, national, or racial associations, or commercial or agricultural symbolism of many kinds. Russian literary responses to these five rivers have much to tell us about the society that produced them as well as the rivers they treat"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Dnieper

2. The Volga

3. The Neva

4. The Don

5. The Angara.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781644531938

1644531933

9781644531945

1644531941

OCLC:

1153068874