Goncharov in the twenty-first century / edited by Ingrid Kleespies and Lyudmila Parts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kleespies, Ingrid, editor.

Parts, Lyudmila, editor.

Series:

Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history.

Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich, 1812-1891.

Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich.

Russian prose literature.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, [2021]

Summary:

Goncharov in theTwenty-First Century brings Ivan Goncharov's work into atwenty-first-century critical framework, engaging with approachesfrom post-colonial and queer studies, theories of genre andthe novel, desire, laughter, technology, philosophy, and mobility andtravel.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Note on Transliteration and Translation

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part One. The Life of Service

Writer and Chinovnik:

Writer or Censor:

Part Two. The Challenges of Philosophy

“Oblomovskii Platon”:

Hegel’s Philosophy of History as the Unifying Thread of Goncharov’s Trilogy

Longing, Replacement, and Anti-Economy in Oblomov

Part Three. The Challenges of Realism: Traditions and Transgressions

“Shadows, Dead People, and Specters”:

The Queer Nihilist—Queer Time, Social Refusal, and Heteronormativity in Goncharov’s The Precipice

Part Four. Author and Imperialist Abroad: Frigate Pallada

“I Avoided the Factual Side . . .”:

A Russian Observer Catches the London Eye:

Who are You Laughing at? Identity, Laughter, and Colonial Discourse in Frigate Pallada

Works Cited

Index

About the Editors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kleespies, Ingrid Goncharov in the Twenty-First Century

ISBN:

1-64469-700-9

1-64469-699-1

OCLC:

1261774514