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Waliszewski, K.

 
9781334500992: A History of Russian Literature (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Explore the rise of Russian letters from epic roots to modern voices. This comprehensive history traces how geography, politics, and culture shaped a nation’s literature and its outsiders’ view of it.

The author frames a clear scope: Russian literature grows from a long past, yet keeps a forward look at how national genius and historical events intertwine. The narrative blends literary milestones with the social and political landscape that shaped authors like Pouchkine, Lermontov, Gogol, Tourgueniev, and later writers, showing how ideas traveled between Russia and the wider world. The result is a grounded, readable overview that balances detail with a readable pace.


  • Understand how Russia’s changing empire and society influenced what its writers wrote and how they shaped national identity.

  • Follow the progression from epic storytelling to the modern novel and drama, with portraits of key figures.

  • See how readers in different countries received Russian literature across time and languages.

  • Gain a reliable foundation for deeper study of periods, movements, and individual works.



Ideal for readers new to Russian literature and those seeking a solid, accessible overview to guide further exploration.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1900. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

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