A History of Women's Writing in Russia [Hardcover]

Adele Marie Barker (Editor), Jehanne M. Gheith (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 26, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0521572800 | ISBN-13: 978-0521572804

A History of Women's Writing in Russia traces comprehensively the lives and works of Russia's women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. Contributors have addressed the often surprising contexts within which women's writing has been produced. Chapters reveal a flourishing literary tradition where none was thought to exist, looking at how Russia's women writers articulated their own experience, and re-assesing their relationship to the dominant male tradition. The volume is supported by extensive reference features including a bibliography and guide to writers and their works.

Editorial Reviews

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"...an excellent, much-needed and informative study...an impressive combination of intellectual rigor and stylistic brilliance." Slavic and European Journal

"...a valuable addition to the growing corpus of serious scholarship on Russian women's writing." Slavic Review

"The editors convincingly argue that by ignoring the women writers, earlier scholars have presented an incomplete, even distorted, picture of the course of Russian literature, especially in the last two centuries.... The combination of jargon-free style, nonpolemical stance, and intelligent, informed analysis renders this book necessary for everyone interested in Russian literary history and women's studies, from general readers to specialized scholars." Choice

"Well-conceived and handsomely realized, it includes contributions from almost all 'the usual suspects' and brings the collected wisdom of scholars in the field to new levels of completeness and sophistication. A History of Women's Writing in Russia is an indispensable source for anyone concerned with women's writing in Russia." The Russian Review

Book Description

A History of Women's Writing in Russia is the first book to trace comprehensively the lives and works of Russia's women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. For many years, with few exceptions, Russian literature has been equated with its male writers: Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, and Pasternak among others. Only recently has a whole tradition of women's writing been identified and rediscussed. Here is the first full-length history of Russian women writers supported by extensive reference features including a bibliography and guide to writers and their works.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 412 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (August 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521572800
• ISBN-13: 978-0521572804
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,700,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)