Poverty of the Imagination
Nineteenth-century Russian Literature About the Poor
David Herman(Author)
Northwestern University Press
Published on 30. November 2001
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Hardback
280 pages
978-0-8101-1692-4 (ISBN)
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An examination of how 19th-century Russian writers portrayed poverty, and what their portrayal reveals about core values of Russian culture. It focuses on specific texts, such as Karamzin's "Poor Liza" and Pushkin's "Egyptian Nights", but addresses the literary tradition as a whole.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Evanston
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8101-1692-4 (9780810116924)
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