An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction: Introduction to a Culture [Paperback]

Nicholas Rzhevsky (Editor)

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: M. E. Sharpe (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563244225
• ISBN-13: 978-1563244223
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,617,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great anthology!, October 22, 2004

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Antonio Peranic (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction: Introduction to a Culture (Paperback)

This book provides an deeper insight into Russian literature and it's culture. Mr. Rzhevsky has done this by writing an introduction to each period in the history of Russian literature and showing us how all these works have resonated in Russian culture like music, theatre, cinema etc. So find out why Pushkin's 'Boris Godunov' and Mussorgsky's opera interpretation of it have had a great impact especially in times of moral instability and the collapse of values and historical insecurity of the Gorbachov era or why Nikolai Gogol was misunderstood by many of his readers.
This was exactly the book I was looking for and it is an great introduction to an very interesting culture and its literature.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for all Literature Lovers!, November 8, 2001

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Jodi "languagejunkie" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction: Introduction to a Culture (Paperback)

This book is an excellent compilation of some of the greatest writers Russia has ever produced. On these pages we find literature by Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenyev, Lermentov, Tolstoy, Blok, Babel, Kharms, Bulgakov and many others, as well as a few anonymous authors. There are stories, plays and poems in this anthology, giving the reader a fine selection of the rich variety of literature that Russia had contributed to the world. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in literature (especially, but not limited to Russian literature) and I believe the reader will appreciate this book's true creativity.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Russian Anthology, December 17, 2010

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This review is from: An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction: Introduction to a Culture [With CD-ROM] (Paperback)

This served as the text for a Russian Literature class I recently took. I am only a student so I cannot go deeply into the works provided or translations but the general content is great. The book serves as a good representation of Russian literature over a broad time period. The notes on the works provide decent insight into Russian culture that an American student like myself sometimes lacks. Highly recommend.