Haunted empire Gothic and the Russian imperial uncanny / Valeria Sobol.
| Author/creator | Sobol, Valeria |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies |
| Contents | Introduction : From the Island of Bornholm to Taman' : The Literary Trajectory of the Russian Imperial Uncanny -- A Gothic Prelude : Nikolai Karamzin's "The Island of Bornholm" -- In search of the Russian Middle Ages : The "Livonian Tales" of the 1820s -- "Gloomy Finland" and Russian Gothic Tales of Assimilation -- Ukraine : Russia's Uncanny Double -- On Mimicry and Ukrainians : Empire and the Gothic in Antonii Pogorel'sky's The Convent Graduate -- 'Tis Eighty Years Since : Panteleimon Kulish's Gothic Ukraine. |
| Abstract | "This book shows that Gothic elements in Russian literature (the themes of horror, medieval barbarity, darkness, and transgression) frequently expressed deep-set anxieties about the Russian imperial and national identity"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019050549 |
| ISBN | 9781501750571 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |