
The Intellectual As Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction
Mark Andryczyk(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Published on 13. March 2012
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-4426-4332-1 (ISBN)
Description
The 1990s were a period of tremendous artistic vigour, experimentation, and liberation for Ukrainian culture. The artists who emerged at this time unleashed a tidal wave of creativity that deliberately and aggressively reshaped inherited models. In this first English monograph on contemporary Ukrainian literature, Mark Andryczyk provides an in-depth analysis of the cultural explosion that engulfed Ukraine in its first decade of independence.
The Intellectual as Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction weaves a fascinating narrative full of colourful characters by examining the prose of today's leading writers. Andryczyk delves into the role of the intellectual in forging a post-Soviet Ukrainian identity, and follows these protagonists as they soar and stumble in pursuit of redefining their creative realm. In addition to introducing readers to vibrant literary gems, this book explores the artistic tendencies that determined the course of the Ukrainian cultural scene in the 1990s, and continue to shape it today.
The Intellectual as Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction weaves a fascinating narrative full of colourful characters by examining the prose of today's leading writers. Andryczyk delves into the role of the intellectual in forging a post-Soviet Ukrainian identity, and follows these protagonists as they soar and stumble in pursuit of redefining their creative realm. In addition to introducing readers to vibrant literary gems, this book explores the artistic tendencies that determined the course of the Ukrainian cultural scene in the 1990s, and continue to shape it today.
Reviews / Votes
'The only monograph in English dedicated in its entirety to contemporary Ukrainian literature. More are bound to follow, but Andryczyk's study is more than worthy of its landmark status.'- Uilleam Blacker (Slavonic and East European Review; vol 91:02:2013) 'The book provides a reliable guide to some of the richest and most innovative works written in Ukrainian.'
- Myroslav Shkandrij, University of Manitoba (Slavic Review, Vol. 72, No. 2 (SUMMER 2013), pp. 397-398) 'Andryczyk's book will be of interest to scholars and students studying contemporary Ukrainian literature and various tendencies and developments that dominate the recent Ukrainian cultural scene.'
- Olha Tytarenko (Slavic & East European Journal, vol 58:04:2014) "The Intellectual as Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction is an important study that reflects on Ukraine's process of post-Soviet identity formation...To a contemporary audience, this study serves as a reminder of an era of experimental discursive freedom, a time that we reflect upon today with a great deal of nostalgia."
- Sasha Razor, University of California, Los Angeles (Harvard Ukrainian Studies, vol 35:1-4)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-4332-1 (9781442643321)
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The Intellectual As Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction
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Mark Andryczyk obtained his PhD in Ukrainian Language and Literature from the University of Toronto.
Content
INTRODUCTION: Approaching the Post-Soviet Ukrainian Intellectual or the Word "Intellectual" Pronounced with a Ukrainian Accent
PART ONE: EUPHORIA
Chapter One: New Prototypes of the Ukrainian Intellectual in post-Soviet Ukrainian Prose - The Swashbuckling Performer
Chapter Two: New Prototypes of the Ukrainian Intellectual in post-Soviet Ukrainian Prose - The Ambassador to the West
Chapter Three: Deconstructive Revelry
PART TWO: CHAOS
Chapter Four: New Prototypes of the Ukrainian Intellectual in post-Soviet Ukrainian Prose - The Sick Soul
Chapter Five: A Return to the Margins
PART THREE: COMMUNITY
Chapter Six: Agents of the Metaphysical
Chapter Seven: A Community of Others
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
PART ONE: EUPHORIA
Chapter One: New Prototypes of the Ukrainian Intellectual in post-Soviet Ukrainian Prose - The Swashbuckling Performer
Chapter Two: New Prototypes of the Ukrainian Intellectual in post-Soviet Ukrainian Prose - The Ambassador to the West
Chapter Three: Deconstructive Revelry
PART TWO: CHAOS
Chapter Four: New Prototypes of the Ukrainian Intellectual in post-Soviet Ukrainian Prose - The Sick Soul
Chapter Five: A Return to the Margins
PART THREE: COMMUNITY
Chapter Six: Agents of the Metaphysical
Chapter Seven: A Community of Others
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX