East-West Passage: A Study in Literary Relationships

ISBN-13: 9780367672188 / Angielski

Dorothy Brewster

Opis

First published in 1954, East-West Passage is a detailed study of the literary relationship between Russia and the West. Divided into two parts, the book focuses both on specific literary connections, as well as on broader social and political considerations.

Spis treści

Foreword; Part One; 1: From Love's Labour's Lost to Alice Through the Looking-glass; 2: Advancement of Learning about Russia; 3: The Crimean War and the Civil War; 4: Art and Politics; 5: American Attitudes towards Russian Literature and Culture, 1880-1905; 6: English Attitudes towards Russian Literature as contrasted with American, 1880-1905; 7: One the Eve, 1905-1917; 8: The Partial Eclipse of the Russian Soul; Part Two; 9: The Russian Influence: Subject-matter, Themes and Variations; 10: The Russian Influence: Novel, Short Story and Play; 11: The Russian Influence: Theatre; 12: The Pink Decade; 13: Art for Life; 14: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

O autorze

Dorothy Brewster