An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction: Introduction to a CultureRussia has a rich, huge, unwieldy cultural tradition. How to grasp it? This classroom reader is designed to respond to that problem. The literary works selected for inclusion in this anthology introduce the core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, Prokofiev's symphonies, Fokine's choreography and Kandinsky's paintings. This material is supported by introductions, helpful annotations and bibliographies of resources in all media. The reader is intended for use in courses in Russian literature, culture and civilisation, as well as comparative literature. |
Contents
Boris and Gleb | |
The Life of Alexis Holy Man of God | |
The Emerging Self | |
The Life of Avvakum | |
The Search for Identity | |
The Overcoat | |
Bezhin Meadow | |
A Fantastic Story | |
Lefty A Skaz about Crosseyed Lefty from Tula and a Steel | |
Flea | |
The Story of a Horse | |
New Aesthetic Languages | |
The Lady with the Lapdog | |
Felicity | |
The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa | |
Poor Liza | |
A Petersburg Tale | |
Borodino | |
Taman From A Hero of Our Time | |
Subversions of Secularization | |
Boris Godunov | |
The Queen of Spades | |
The Cherry Orchard Act I | |
A Puppet Show | |
The GrayEyed King | |
Listen | |
I ask the mirror for a glimpse | |
Verses About Moscow | |
Barely a Tenth 26 The Escape From Petersburg | |
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