This volume considers Boris Pasternak's Russian classic, Doctor Zhivago. It discusses the work in the context of the writer's oeuvre as well as its place within the Russian literary tradition. It also includes considerations of existing translations and of textual problems in the original Russian. The sections contain several wide-ranging articles by other scholars, primary sources and background material, including correspondence related to the work.
This volume considers Boris Pasternak's Russian classic, Doctor Zhivago. It discusses the work in the context of the writer's oeuvre as well as its pl...
An edited collection, part of the acclaimed AATSEEL Critical Companions series, that guides readers through Mikhail Bulgakov's satirical masterpiece. The introduction places The Master and Margarita and Bulgakov within Russian history and literature, and essays by prominent scholars offer opinion and analysis of the novel's structure, its place in current criticism, its connection to Goethe, and its symbolism and motifs. There is also an abundance of primary source material, including an excerpt from an earlier version of the novel, and related correspondence and diary entries.
An edited collection, part of the acclaimed AATSEEL Critical Companions series, that guides readers through Mikhail Bulgakov's satirical masterpiece. ...
In an unnamed dream country, Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for gnostical turpitude, an imaginary crime that defies definition. After spending his last days in jail, he simply wills his executioners out of existence.
In an unnamed dream country, Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for gnostical turpitude, an imaginary crime that defies definition. Aft...
The Devils is one of Dostoevsky's four major novels--and the most openly political of his works. Known by several names, including The Demons and The Possessed, this novel often anchors courses of Dostoevsky's works. This critical companion contains essays that shed light on both the tricky literary structure of the novel and its social and political components. In addition, editor W.J. Leatherbarrow provides a detailed introduction, extracts from Dostoevsky's correspondence about The Devils, and an annotated bibliography.
The Devils is one of Dostoevsky's four major novels--and the most openly political of his works. Known by several names, including The Demon...