The Shape of Apocalypse in Modern Russian Fiction :The Shape of Apocalypse in Modern Russian Fiction ( Princeton Legacy Library )

Publication subTitle :The Shape of Apocalypse in Modern Russian Fiction

Publication series :Princeton Legacy Library

Author: Bethea David M.;;;  

Publisher: Princeton University Press‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781400859658

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691015101

Subject: I Literature;I06 Literature, Literature Appreciation

Keyword: 文学

Language: ENG

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Description

David Bethea examines the distinctly Russian view of the "end" of history in five major works of modern Russian fiction.

Originally published in 1989.

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.

Chapter

A Note on the Transliteration

Preface

Introduction: Myth, History, Plot, Steed

1 The Idiot: Historicism Arrives at the Station

2 Petersburg: The Apocalyptic Horseman, the Unicorn, and the Verticality of Narrative

3 Chevengur: On the Road with the Bolshevik Utopia

4 The Master and Margarita: History as Hippodrome

5 Doctor Zhivago: The Revolution and the Red Crosse Knight

Afterword: The End and Beyond

Works Cited

Index