Don't Be a Stranger : Russian Literature and the Perils of Not Fitting In / Jason Galie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galie, Jason, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian literature--History and criticism.

Russian literature.

Outsiders in literature.

Svoe (The Russian word) in literature.

Chuzhoe (The Russian word) in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brookline, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2022]

Summary:

This study explores the consequences of being marked an outsider in the Russian-speaking world through a close study of several seminal works of Russian literature. The author combines the fields of literary studies, linguistics, and sociology to interpret these works for both the specialist and the general reader.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliteration

Introduction: Fitting in Russian Style

Chapter One. The Crux of the Svoj/Chuzhoj Opposition

Chapter Two. Making Svoj/Chuzhoj Divisive in Aleksandr Griboedov’s “Woe from Wit”

Chapter Three. “Woe from Wit” as Social Gospel

Chapter Four. The Demons are Social

In Place of a Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Galie, Jason Don't Be a Stranger

ISBN:

1-64469-773-4

OCLC:

1312727142