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A History of Russian Women's Writing 1820-1992 Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Kelly, Catriona (Author)

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ISBN: 0198159641     ISBN-13: 9780198159643
Publisher: OUP Oxford
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1998
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Annotation: Russian women's writing is now attracting enormous interest both in the West and in Russia itself. This is the first one-volume history of the subject to appear in any language in modern times. Written from a bold feminist perspective, the book combines a broad historical survey with close
textual analysis. Sections on women's writing in the periods 1820-1880, 1881-1917, 1917-1954, and 1953-1992 are followed by essays on individual writers. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including rare literary journals and almanacs, Catriona Kelly's account shows familiar figures such as
Akhmatova, Tsevtaeva, and Tolstaya in a radical new context and brings to light a colorful gallery of fascinating but neglected writers including Elena Gan, Nadezhda Teffi, Natalya Baranskaya, and Nina Sadur. The text is supported by generous quotations from the Russian, all accompanied by English
translations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Women Authors
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union
Dewey: 891.709
Lexile Measure: 1560(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.56 lbs) 512 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Eastern Europe
- Cultural Region - Russia
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography
 
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Russian women's writing is now attracting enormous interest both in the West and in Russia itself. This is the first one-volume history of the subject to appear in any language in modern times. Written from a bold feminist perspective, the book combines a broad historical survey with close
textual analysis. Sections on women's writing in the periods 1820-1880, 1881-1917, 1917-1954, and 1953-1992 are followed by essays on individual writers. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including rare literary journals and almanacs, Catriona Kelly's account shows familiar figures such as
Akhmatova, Tsevtaeva, and Tolstaya in a radical new context and brings to light a colorful gallery of fascinating but neglected writers including Elena Gan, Nadezhda Teffi, Natalya Baranskaya, and Nina Sadur. The text is supported by generous quotations from the Russian, all accompanied by English
translations.
 
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