K. F. Ryleev : a political biography of the Decembrist poet / by Patrick O'Meara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Meara, Patrick, 1947- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ryleev, Kondratiĭ Fedorovich, 1795-1826--Political and social views.

Ryleev, Kondratiĭ Fedorovich.

Ryleev, Kondratiĭ Fedorovich, 1795-1826.

Politics and literature--Russia--History--19th century.

Politics and literature.

Poets, Russian--19th century--Biography.

Poets, Russian.

Decembrists--Biography.

Decembrists.

Russia--History--December Uprising, 1825.

Russia.

Genre:

Authors' presentation copies.

Dust jackets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 pages).

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses particular attention on the six-month interrogation of the doomed poet, and it provides a critical evaluation of Soviet interpretations and an assessment of Ryleev's historical significance.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Translation and Transliteration

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Decembrist Challenge

2. Ryleev: The Formative Years

3. Political Perspectives of the Decembrist

4. In the Northern Society

5. Poet of the Decembrists' Cause

6. Propagandist of the Northern Society

7. The Uprising of 14 December 1825

8. Before the Investigating Commission

9. Verdict and Sentence

10. The Political and Literary Legacy

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [333]-355.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64045-9

0-691-61253-6

1-4008-5632-9

OCLC:

889252166