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Petrushka - The Russian Carnival Puppet Theatre (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,136
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Petrushka - The Russian Carnival Puppet Theatre (Paperback): Catriona Kelly

Petrushka - The Russian Carnival Puppet Theatre (Paperback)

Catriona Kelly

Series: Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature

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Petrushka, the Russian equivalent of Punch and Judy, was one of the most popular spectacles at fairgrounds and in city courtyards for over a century. Catriona Kelly"s study, the first to appear in English, traces the history of Petrushka, illustrating how it reflected the tensions of Russian urban life both before and after the Revolution. Written from a standpoint informed by literary theory, her book at the same time breaks open the categories traditionally applied, both in the Soviet Union and in the West, to the study of Russian literature and popular culture. Contemporary interpretations of Petrushka on the street, high-cultural appropriations of it for a bourgeois and intellectual readership (notably the famous ballet by Benois and Stravinsky), and adaptations made for agit-prop purposes are all analysed. Based on a wide range of unusual materials, this lively and very readable account will appeal not only to literary specialists, but also to those interested in cultural politics, folklore, women's studies and popular theatre.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature
Release date: February 2009
First published: December 2008
Authors: Catriona Kelly
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-10899-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
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LSN: 0-521-10899-3
Barcode: 9780521108997

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