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Author Markesinis, Eugenie, author

Title Andrei Siniavskii : a hero of his time? / Eugenie Markesinis
Published Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 243 pages)
Series Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history
Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history.
Contents Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter I -- Chapter II -- Chapter III -- Chapter IV -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary This groundbreaking critical biography of Andrei Siniavskii (1925-1997) as a writer in and of his time shows how this subtle and complex author found his way in a society polarized into heroes and villains, patriots and traitors, how he progressed from identification with the value system and ideology of his time to reaction against it, and his dissidence expressed in literary terms. Based on a close reading of his work, Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of his Time? explores the way in which Siniavskii's art does not simply reflect the circumstances of his life and times but is actively shaped by an intricate commerce between the two
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Sini︠a︡vskiĭ, A. (Andreĭ), 1925-1997.
Tert︠s︡, Abram, 1925-1997.
Sini︠a︡vskiĭ, A. (Andreĭ), 1925-1997 -- Criticism and interpretation
Tert︠s︡, Abram, 1925-1997 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Sini︠a︡vskiĭ, A. (Andreĭ), 1925-1997 fast
Tert︠s︡, Abram, 1925-1997 fast
Subject Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Biography
Dissenters -- Soviet Union -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
Authors, Russian
Dissenters
Soviet Union
Genre/Form Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781618112637
1618112635
1299991262
9781299991262