Russian grotesque realism : the great reforms and the gentry decline / Ani Kokobobo.
| Author/creator | Kokobobo, Ani author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2018] |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | x, 154 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The nihilist as grotesque other in Ivan Goncharov's The precipice and Nikolai Leskov's Cathedral folk -- Nihilist monsters and the failed gentry protagonist in Dostoevsky's Demons -- The gentry heroine as grotesque other: roots of Tolstoy's grotesque aesthetic in Anna Karenina -- Grotesque realism and the decline of the gentry in M. Saltykov-Shchedrin's The Golovlev Family -- The gentry milieu as grotesque microcosm in Tolstoy's Resurrection -- Rehabilitating all monsters: love and the rehumanization of the grotesque in the Brothers Karamazov -- Conclusion: The death of the novel. |
| Abstract | "A rereading of the Russian realist novel that proposes a hybrid genre, grotesque realism, to describe changes during the postreform era"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147) and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2017045692 |
| ISBN | 9780814213636 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814213634 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (electronic bk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 14739529 |
| Standard identifier# | 40028060336 |
| Stock number | 14739529 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PG3096.G76 K65 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |