The Only Hope of the World

Olga Soboleva

ISBN 10: 3034307454 / ISBN 13: 9783034307451

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2012, 2012

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Neuware -George Bernard Shaw is commonly regarded as one of the most controversial intellectuals of the first half of the twentieth century. Known for the ambiguity of his statements and the seeming inconsistency of his views, there was, nevertheless, one idea to which the British dramatist remained constant throughout his life: his long-term enthusiasm for Russia and his firm belief that the Russians would ¿give the world back its lost soul¿. Moved by the Russian cultural tradition, he found inspiration in the morally charged writings of Tolstoy and Gorky, and sent a copy of his Back to Methuselah to Lenin. The Soviet utopia fascinated him, and he made a much-publicised journey to the USSR to see the results of socialist construction, remaining for the rest of his life an unrepentant advocate of Stalin¿s policies. Focusing on detailed textual analysis, this book traces the Russian sources that contributed to the formation of Shaw¿s literary style. By reflecting on these parallels, as well as by drawing on archive reports in the Russian and Western media, the authors attempt to establish the extent to which Shaw¿s obsession with the socialist cause affected the evolving character of his dramatic output. The book also explores the enduring positive reception of Shaw¿s plays on the Russian stage.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 244 pp. Englisch.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Only Hope of the World
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2012
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3034307454
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783034307451
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 225 L x 150 H x 14 P (en millimètres) 225 millimètres de largeur par 150 millimètres de hauteur par 14 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 349 grammes

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George Bernard Shaw is commonly regarded as one of the most controversial intellectuals of the first half of the twentieth century. Known for the ambiguity of his statements and the seeming inconsistency of his views, there was, nevertheless, one idea to which the British dramatist remained constant throughout his life : his long-term enthusiasm for Russia and his firm belief that the Russians would ‘give the world back its lost soul'. Moved by the Russian cultural tradition, he found inspiration in the morally charged writings of Tolstoy and Gorky, and sent a copy of his Back to Methuselah to Lenin. The Soviet utopia fascinated him, and he made a much-publicised journey to the USSR to see the results of socialist construction, remaining for the rest of his life an unrepentant advocate of Stalin's policies. Focusing on detailed textual analysis, this book traces the Russian sources that contributed to the formation of Shaw's literary style. By reflecting on these parallels, as well as by drawing on archive reports in the Russian and Western media, the authors attempt to establish the extent to which Shaw's obsession with the socialist cause affected the evolving character of his dramatic output. The book also explores the enduring positive reception of Shaw's plays on the Russian stage.

À propos de l?auteur

Olga Soboleva teaches Russian and Comparative Literature at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interests are in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian and European culture. Her recent publications include The Silver Mask : Harlequinade in the Symbolist Poetry of Blok and Belyi (2008) and articles on Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Nabokov, Chekhov, Boris Akunin and Victor Pelevin. Angus Wrenn has taught Comparative Literature at the London School of Economics and Political Science since 1997. His most recent publications include Henry James and the Second Empire (2009) and articles on the reception of Ford Madox Ford and Henry James in Europe.