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A Plot of Her Own: The Female Protagonist in Russian Literature
Contributor(s): Hoisington, Sona (Author)

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 ISBN: 0810112981     ISBN-13: 9780810112988
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
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Published: June 1995
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Annotation: A Plot of Her Own presents compelling new readings of major texts in the Russian literary canon, all of which are readily available in translation. The female protagonists in the works examined are inextricably linked with the fundamental issues raised by the novels they inform; the interpretations offered strive not to be reductive or doctrinaire, not to be imposed from the outside but to arise from the texts themselves and the historical circumstances in which they were written. Throughout the volume, the contributors' re-visions expand our understanding of the major works addressed and reveal new significance in them.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union
- Social Science | Women's Studies
Dewey: 891
LCCN: 95-1989
Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.1" W x 9.21" L (0.64 lbs) 164 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Russia
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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A Plot of Her Own presents compelling new readings of major texts in the Russian literary canon, all of which are readily available in translation. The female protagonists in the works examined are inextricably linked with the fundamental issues raised by the novels they inform; the interpretations offered strive not to be reductive or doctrinaire, not to be imposed from the outside but to arise from the texts themselves and the historical circumstances in which they were written. Authors discussed include Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Bulgakov, and the novels considered range from Fathers and Children to Zamyatin's anti-Utopian We. Throughout, the contributors new visions expand our understanding of the words and reveal new significance in them.
 
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