The Irony of the Ideal - Paradoxes of Russian Literature (Paperback)

This book explores the major paradoxes of Russian literature as a manifestation of both tragic and ironic contradictions of human nature and national character. Russian literature, from Pushkin and Gogol to Chekhov, Nabokov and to postmodernist writers, is studied as a holistic text that plays on the reversal of such opposites as being and nothingness, reality and simulation, and rationality and absurdity. The glorification of Mother Russia exposes her character as a witch; a little man is transformed into a Christ figure; consistent rationality betrays its inherent madness, and extreme verbosity produces the effect of silence. The greatest Russian writers were masters of spiritual self-denial and artistic self-destruction, which explains many paradoxes and unpredictable twists of Russian history up to our time.

General

Imprint:	Academic Studies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Ars Rossica
Release date:	October 2018
Authors:	Mikhail Epstein
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	440
ISBN-13:	978-1-61811-982-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-61811-982-6
Barcode:	9781618119827

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