Russian Postmodernism
New Perspectives on Post-Soviet Culture
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 1998
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-1-57181-028-1 (ISBN)
Description
The last couple of decades have been decisive for Russia not only in the political sphere; the period has also seen the rise and crystallization of Russian postmodernism. The essays, manifestos, and articles gathered here investigate various manifestations of this crucial cultural trend in: Russian fiction, poetry, art, and spirituality, offering both a point of departure and valuable guide to an area of contemporary literary-cultural studies insufficiently represented in English-language scholarship. A brief but useful "Who's Who in Russian Postmodernism" serves as an appendix.
Reviews / Votes
"Subtle readings and carefully argued interpretations. The articles and manifestoes, supplemented by a valuable 'Who's Who,' answer a great many of the questions associated with postmodernism in general, and the Russian variety in particular." * Slavic Review "The most up-to-date reference book on Russian postmodernist culture. An important contribution to the growing area of Russian cultural studies." * New Zealand Slavonic Journal-Russian Section "The most comprehensive examination of Russian postmodern thought available in English ..." * World Literature TodayMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Herndon
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Appendix, Index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
767 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57181-028-1 (9781571810281)
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Mikhail N. Epstein | Alexander A. Genis | Slobodanka Millicent Vladiv-Glover
Russian Postmodernism
New Perspectives on Post-Soviet Culture
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Persons
Mikhail N. Epstein was one of the main proponents of postmodernism in Russia and thefounder and Chair of the Laboratory of Modern Culture, Experimental Center of Creativity, Moscow. He now lives in the Unites States and teaches at Emory University. Alexander A.Genis is a Russian-American writer, literary critic, broadcaster, and the author of eight books and numerous essays covering broad subjects from Classical and Modern Russian Literary Studies to Contemporary Cultural Studies. Slobodanka M. Vladiv-Glover has widely published in Russian and English on Russian culture and teaches in the German and Slavic Studies Department at Monash University.
Content
Preface to the 1st edition
Thomas Epstein
Preface to the 2nd edition: Postmodernism and the Explosive Style of the Twenty-First Century
Mikhail Epstein
Introduction: "New Sectarianism" and the Pleasure Principle in Postmodern Russian Culture
Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
PART I: THE MAKING OF RUSSIAN POSTMODERNISM
Chapter 1. The Dialectics of Hyper: From Modernism to Postmodernism
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 2. Postmodernism, Communism, and Sots-Art
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 3. Representation of the Other in the Literature of the 1960s
Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
Chapter 4. Perestroika as a Literary Paradigm Shift
Alexander Genis
PART II: MANIFESTOS OF RUSSIAN POSTMODERNISM
Literary Manifestos
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 5. Theses on Metarealism and Conceptualism (1983)
Chapter 6. On Olga Sedakova and Lev Rubinshtein (1984)
Chapter 7. What is Metarealism? Facts and Hypotheses (1986)
Chapter 8. What is Metabole? On the Third Trope (1986)
Chapter 9. Like a Corpse in the Desert: On the New Moscow Poetry (1987)
Chapter 10. A Catalogue of New Poetries (1987)
Cultural Manifestos
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 11. Essayism: An Essay on the Essay (1982)
Chapter 12. The Ecology of Thinking (1982)
Chapter 13. Minimal Religion (1982)
Chapter 14. The Age of Universalism (1983)
Chapter 15. The Paradox of Acceleration (1985)
PART III: SOCIALIST REALISM AND POSTMODERNISM
Chapter 16. Archaic Postmodernism: The Aesthetics of Andrei Sinyavsky
Alexander Genis
Chapter 17. Postmodernism and Socialist Realism: From Sinyavsky to Sorokin
Alexander Genis
Chapter 18. Borders and Metamorphoses: Victor Pelevin in the Context of Post-Soviet Literature
Alexander Genis
PART IV: CONCEPTUALISM
Chapter 19. The New Model of Discourse in Post-Soviet Fiction: Liudmila Petrushevskaia and Tatiana Tolstaia
Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
Chapter 20. Heterogeneity and the Post-Avant-Garde: The Excremental Poetics of Vladimir Sorokin
Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
Chapter 21. Emptiness as Technique: Word and Image in Ilya Kabakov
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 22. The Philosophical Implications of Russian Conceptualism
Mikhail Epstein
PART V: POSTMODERNISM AND SPIRITUALITY
Chapter 23. Post-Atheism: From Apophatic Theology to "Minimal Religion"
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 24. Onions and Cabbages: Paradigms of Contemporary Culture
Alexander Genis
Chapter 25. The Charms of Entropy and New Sentimentality
Mikhail Epstein
Conclusion: On the Place of Postmodernism in Postmodernity
Mikhail Epstein
Select Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Subjects
Thomas Epstein
Preface to the 2nd edition: Postmodernism and the Explosive Style of the Twenty-First Century
Mikhail Epstein
Introduction: "New Sectarianism" and the Pleasure Principle in Postmodern Russian Culture
Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
PART I: THE MAKING OF RUSSIAN POSTMODERNISM
Chapter 1. The Dialectics of Hyper: From Modernism to Postmodernism
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 2. Postmodernism, Communism, and Sots-Art
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 3. Representation of the Other in the Literature of the 1960s
Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
Chapter 4. Perestroika as a Literary Paradigm Shift
Alexander Genis
PART II: MANIFESTOS OF RUSSIAN POSTMODERNISM
Literary Manifestos
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 5. Theses on Metarealism and Conceptualism (1983)
Chapter 6. On Olga Sedakova and Lev Rubinshtein (1984)
Chapter 7. What is Metarealism? Facts and Hypotheses (1986)
Chapter 8. What is Metabole? On the Third Trope (1986)
Chapter 9. Like a Corpse in the Desert: On the New Moscow Poetry (1987)
Chapter 10. A Catalogue of New Poetries (1987)
Cultural Manifestos
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 11. Essayism: An Essay on the Essay (1982)
Chapter 12. The Ecology of Thinking (1982)
Chapter 13. Minimal Religion (1982)
Chapter 14. The Age of Universalism (1983)
Chapter 15. The Paradox of Acceleration (1985)
PART III: SOCIALIST REALISM AND POSTMODERNISM
Chapter 16. Archaic Postmodernism: The Aesthetics of Andrei Sinyavsky
Alexander Genis
Chapter 17. Postmodernism and Socialist Realism: From Sinyavsky to Sorokin
Alexander Genis
Chapter 18. Borders and Metamorphoses: Victor Pelevin in the Context of Post-Soviet Literature
Alexander Genis
PART IV: CONCEPTUALISM
Chapter 19. The New Model of Discourse in Post-Soviet Fiction: Liudmila Petrushevskaia and Tatiana Tolstaia
Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
Chapter 20. Heterogeneity and the Post-Avant-Garde: The Excremental Poetics of Vladimir Sorokin
Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
Chapter 21. Emptiness as Technique: Word and Image in Ilya Kabakov
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 22. The Philosophical Implications of Russian Conceptualism
Mikhail Epstein
PART V: POSTMODERNISM AND SPIRITUALITY
Chapter 23. Post-Atheism: From Apophatic Theology to "Minimal Religion"
Mikhail Epstein
Chapter 24. Onions and Cabbages: Paradigms of Contemporary Culture
Alexander Genis
Chapter 25. The Charms of Entropy and New Sentimentality
Mikhail Epstein
Conclusion: On the Place of Postmodernism in Postmodernity
Mikhail Epstein
Select Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Subjects