| Description |
x, 291 p. |
| Series |
Russian history and culture, 1877-7791 ; v. 8 |
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Russian history and culture ; RH8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: approaching Russian silences and burlesques -- Carnality and eroticism in the history of Russian literature: toward a genealogy of a discourse of silence -- Golden silences in the golden age: Russian anxieties of the body and sexuality from Gogol to Chekhov -- Silence is golden, speech is silver: corporeality, sensuality, and "pornography" in Russian literature of the silver age -- Exploring the impetus of the silver age: the evolution of discourses of carnality and eroticism in pre-revolutionary Russian literature and in emigre writing -- Nabokov's Lolita and its precursors: silver age roots and sexuality in the novel -- Joseph Brodsky's libertinage: sexual and erotic themes in his poetry -- Conclusion: Russia's "threshold of modernity" and literary representations of sexuality in the era of bio-power. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Russian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Russian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Libertines in literature.
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Modernism (Literature)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004211193 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9789004211209 (electronic bk.) |
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