
K.F. Ryleev
A Political Biography of the Decembrist Poet
Patrick O'Meara(Author)
Princeton University Press
Will be published approx. on 14. July 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
382 pages
978-0-691-61253-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses particular attention on the six-month interrogation of the doomed poet, and it provides a critical evaluation of Soviet interpretations and an assessment of Ryleev's historical significance. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
579 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-61253-9 (9780691612539)
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E-Book
07/2014
1st Edition
Princeton University Press
€65.49
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Person
Patrick O'Mearais Emeritus Professor of Russian and former Master of Van Mildert College, Durham University, UK. He is also an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has published extensively on the political history of Alexander I's reign and on the Decembrists in particular.
Content
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Note on Translation and Transliteration, pg. xi*List of Abbreviations, pg. xiii*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Decembrist Challenge, pg. 11*2. Ryleev: The Formative Years, pg. 25*3. Political Perspectives of the Decembrist, pg. 75*4. In the Northern Society, pg. 117*5. Poet of the Decembrists' Cause, pg. 155*6. Propagandist of the Northern Society, pg. 200*7. The Uprising of 14 December 1825, pg. 223*8. Before the Investigating Commission, pg. 244*9. Verdict and Sentence, pg. 289*10. The Political and Literary Legacy, pg. 312*Bibliography, pg. 333*Index, pg. 357