The end of the Cold War brought new opportunities to explore the long tradition and myriad uses of humour through over two centuries of Russian literature and culture. 'Reflective Laughter' is the first book devoted to an overview of this subject. Bringing together contributions from a number of distinguished scholars from Russia, Europe and North America, this volume ranges from the classics of nineteenth-century literature through to the intellectual and popular comedic culture, both state-sponsored and official, of the twentieth-century, taking in journalism, propaganda, scholarly discourse, jokes, films and television. In doing so, it explores how our understanding remains distorted by the polarization of the East and West during the Cold War.
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'Generally speaking, the only thing less funny than humour in translation is humour in translation as explained by a group of scholars. One should make an exception, however, for "Reflective Laughter"…a witty and informative overview [of] a broad and important topic.' —Justin Weir, Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
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A witty overview of humour in Russian culture.
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IN his book Seriously Funny: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime, Howard Jacobson makes reference to 'national expectations of comedy', as described by the Russian clown, Slava Polunin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soviet Union, Kozma Prutkov, One State, Socialist Realist, The Idiot, Prince Myshkin, Soviet Russia, Cold War, Lesley Milne, Bakhtin Circle, Evgeny Zamiatin, Grand Duke, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nastasia Filippovna, The Young Guard, Jean-Paul Richter, The Twelve Chairs, Vossler School, Anatole France, Evgeny Dobrenko, Evgeny Onegin, Great Python, Igor Ugolnikov, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Nevsky Prospect New!
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IN his book Seriously Funny: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime, Howard Jacobson makes reference to 'national expectations of comedy', as described by the Russian clown, Slava Polunin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soviet Union, Kozma Prutkov, One State, Socialist Realist, The Idiot, Prince Myshkin, Soviet Russia, Cold War, Lesley Milne, Bakhtin Circle, Evgeny Zamiatin, Grand Duke, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nastasia Filippovna, The Young Guard, Jean-Paul Richter, The Twelve Chairs, Vossler School, Anatole France, Evgeny Dobrenko, Evgeny Onegin, Great Python, Igor Ugolnikov, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Nevsky Prospect New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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