Most critics overlook the literary significance of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's work, focusing instead on biographical, political, and moral interpretations. This examination of Solzhenitsyn's major novels--"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch," "The First Circle," "Cancer Ward," and "August 1914"--emphasizes that his writings must be understood within the tradition of Russian literature and the context of Western culture.
James M. Curtis provides a detailed analysis of Tolstoy's crucial influence on Solzhenitsyn, and he discusses at length Solzhenitsyn's relationship to Dostoyevsky,...
Most critics overlook the literary significance of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's work, focusing instead on biographical, political, and moral interpreta...
