Der bedeutende Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaftler, UEbersetzer, Publizist und Dichter Sergej S. Averincev wirkte zuletzt als Professor fur Russische Literatur an der Universitat Wien. Der Band vereint 19 Beitrage seiner Kollegen und Freunde aus mehreren Fachgebieten, die sich unter Bezug auf die Interessen dieses vielseitigen Gelehrten mit Fragen des geistigen, religioesen und literarischen Lebens der slawischen Welt vom Mittelalter bis ins 20. Jahrhundert auseinandersetzen.
This lightweight, portable pack features a phrase book from the bestselling Berlitz range plus a CD providing you with the key phrases to get the most out of your trip. The phrase book features over 8,000 everyday phrases that every traveller needs to speak confidently, plus a menu reader and culture tips to help you understand the country you are visiting. Full-colour photographs throughout help explain visually the currency, cash machines, ticket machines, motoring signs & much more. The CD fe...
Tolstoy's "Childhood" (Critical Studies in Russian Literature S.)
by G Williams
"Childhood" is the first of three novels which describe the development to maturity of a character who is in some way close to Tolstoy himself. It is a classic picture of the life of the Russian gentry and a meditation on the problems which preoccupied Tolstoy all his life: how a person is affected by his environment, to what extent he has the power to change himself, what goals he should strive for, what is good and what is bad. In this study a survey of critical approaches to the work is combi...
Der Band versammelt Ergebnisse der aktuellen Forschungsprojekte von Doktoranden und Habilitanden in der slawistischen Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft und gibt einen UEberblick uber neueste Forschungstendenzen. Das Spektrum der Beitrage reicht von Altrussland bis in die Gegenwart; mit Schwerpunkten im 19. Jahrhundert, der Klassischen Moderne, der Postmoderne und den westslawischen Literaturen. Grundlegendes zu bisher wenig erforschten Autoren und Genres steht neben originellen Relekturen kanoni...
The Novel in Russia examines the Russian sensibility as it is revealed in prose fiction, the dominant mode of Russian literature. It explores how, in the work of Pushkin, Lermontov and Gogol, narrative art forsakes poetry for prose, and considers in turn six authors from the great age of prose realism: Goncharov, Turgenev, Leskov, Tolstoy, Saltykov-Shchedrin and Dostoevsky. The book provides an account of Chekhov and Gorky, appraises 'decadent' prose, the earlier Soviet writing, the school of So...
Boris Godunov (Russian Texts) (Library of Russian Classics S.)
by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
Pushkin's 1825 play tells the story of Godunov - a fundamentally good and skilled politician whose reign as an elected tsar (1598-1605) was undermined by moral scandal, popular distrust and rival claims of legitimacy. The translator's introduction provides a cultural and historical background.
The early plays by Vaclav Havel and Tom Stoppard show a number of important parallels. In the present study, six plays by Havel and Stoppard are regarded as works which satirize, in different ways, the totalitarian system. The comparison shows that the treatment of the political themes and the dramatic devices the two playwrights use can be described as mirror images.
Russian through Film: For Intermediate to Advanced Students is a multi-level textbook for learners of Russian that targets contemporary films in Russian. These films will deepen learners’ understanding of today’s lifestyles in the post-Soviet space as well as adding to their understanding of Soviet and Russian history and culture. They represent a variety of genres ranging from romantic comedy to art-house cinema. These films present standard Russian and are appropriate for various audiences. R...
Chukovskaya: Sofia Petrovna (Russian texts)
by Lidiia Chukovskaia and Lydia Chukovskaya
This is a fictional account of one woman's experience following the arrest of her son during the Yezhov purges. Drawing on the author's own experience, this novella paints an almost documentary-style picture of life in Leningrad during this period. The story of the publication of the book, written in 1939-40 but not published in the Soviet Union until 1988, is treated in the introduction, which also contains a brief biography of the author, a vocabulary and notes.
Der Band versammelt Aufsatze, die die literarische Bearbeitung von Endzeit und Untergang in ausgewahlten amerikanischen, deutschen, englischen, italienischen und russischen Romanen des 20. Jahrhunderts untersuchen. Diesen Apokalypsen der Moderne ist gemeinsam, dass der Untergang nicht in Form von Naturkatastrophen uber die Menschheit hereinbricht. Es handelt sich vielmehr um Zusammenbruche von Gesellschaftssystemen, von Weltbildern, um atomare oder konventionelle Kriege oder Voelkermord. Die Hal...
Reflecting on "Anna Karenina" (Routledge Library Editions: Tolstoy and Dostoevsky)
by Mary Evans
Mary Evans offers an feminist reading of Anna's life and times, discussing the heroine in terms of the fantasies, hopes and fears she represents. This book should be of interest to general readers and students of literature, sociology and women's studies.
This book contains the Russian text of Turgenev's Mumu, edited with an English language introduction, notes and extensive vocabulary.
This is a new edition in the 'must-have' phrase book series from the AA to help you communicate with confidence. The perfect companion for travelling to Russia, this phrase book contains everything you need to know in a way that's concise, accessible and easy to understand. There are over 2,000 essential phrases, with 2-colour text to distinguish between English and Russian. Also included is a pronunciation guide and 2,000 word dictionary. It is presented in a handy, compact size with a stylish...
Turgenev's povest' (or novella) Asya, of 1858, has a Rhineland setting. Asya, the illegitimate daughter of a Russian landowner, is travelling abroad with her half-brother. The narrator falls in love with her, but cannot bring himself to propose marriage until it is too late. Asya has gone. The narrative stance here struck by Turgenev - one of remorseful recollection - renders Asya one of his most poignant tales. It immediately occasioned a lively debate among contemporary Russian critics: over '...
Der Osten Des Ostens (Postcolonial Perspectives on Eastern Europe, #1)
Die Beitrage dieses Bandes belegen, dass der Begriff des Orientalismus zu einem wichtigen Arbeits- und Erkenntnisinstrument der kulturwissenschaftlich erneuerten Slavistik geworden ist. Der Plural "Orientalismen" oeffnet das Feld fur sehr verschiedenartige Konstellationen, die vom Kaukasus in der russischen Romantik uber die AEgypten-Bilder der russischen Moderne bis zu den Filmschulen Mittelasiens und zum Tschetschenien-Konflikt, vom polnischen Barockzeitalter bis zum Avantgarde-Roman der Zwisc...
Cinderella (Classics Illustrated Junior, #3) (Fairy Tales)
by Charles Perrault
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. The illustrations set the story in 1920s London.
This book contains the Russian text of Lermontov's Demon, edited with an English language introduction and notes
From its posthumous publication in 1837, Pushkin's narrative poem, "The Bronze Horseman" has been regarded as a central text in Russian literature. This work considers the history of its composition, providing an excursus on the formal properties of the poem, extensive commentary, and an assessment of key thematic questions, with western and Russian responses and interpretations old and new.
