{"title":"Russian \u0026 Soviet","description":"\u003cp\u003eRussian \u0026amp; Soviet literary criticism covers the analysis and interpretation of Russian literature—tsarist era classics, Soviet-era works, and evolving contemporary texts. This category investigates the social, historical, and philosophical movements that have shaped Russian prose, poetry, and drama. Discussions might examine prominent authors, political contexts, and connections between literature and broader cultural shifts unique to Russian and Soviet experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo focus your reading within Russian \u0026amp; Soviet criticism, you may compare studies based on specific literary periods, individual writers, or critical schools. Exploring this category is useful for readers seeking to understand how Russian history influences its literature, or for students examining the distinctive character of Soviet artistic output alongside Western traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lectures-russian-literature-9780156027762-new","title":"Lectures on Russian Literature","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed author presents his unique insights into the works of great Russian authors including Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, and Chekhov.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1940s, when Vladimir Nabokov first embarked on his academic career in the United States, he brought with him hundreds of original lectures on the authors he most admired. For two decades those lectures served as the basis for Nabokov's teaching, first at Wellesley and then at Cornell, as he introduced undergraduates to the delights of great fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume collects Nabokov's famous lectures on nineteenth-century Russian literature, with analysis and commentary on Nikolay Gogol's \u003cem\u003eDead Souls\u003c\/em\u003e and \"The Overcoat\"; Ivan Turgenev's \u003cem\u003eFathers and Sons\u003c\/em\u003e; Maxim Gorky's \"On the Rafts\"; Leo Tolstoy's \u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Death of Ivan Ilych\u003c\/em\u003e; two short stories and a play by Anton Chekhov; and several works by Fyodor Dostoevsky, including \u003cem\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume also includes Nabokov's lectures on the art of translation, the nature of Russian censorship, and other topics. Featured throughout the volume are photographic reproductions of Nabokov's original notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This volume . . . never once fails to instruct and stimulate. This is a great Russian talking of great Russians.\"--Anthony Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Fredson Bowers\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"HARVEST BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52605302604066,"sku":"9780156027762-new","price":17.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780156027762.jpg?v=1790038603"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/collections\/literary-criticism-russian-soviet.oembed","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}