The Enigma of Gogol An Examination of the Writings of N. V. Gogol and Their Place in the Russian Literary Tradition |
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| Author:
| Peace, Richard |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-11023-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.99 |
Book Description:
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Professor Peace argues that Gogol has, as a writer, close affinities with the Russian Middle Ages and that his ambiguous position in the great humanist tradition of nineteenth-century Russian literature springs from his attempts to come to terms with the cultural impact of Sentimentalism, and its later development Romanticism.
Professor Peace argues that Gogol has, as a writer, close affinities with the Russian Middle Ages and that his ambiguous position in the great humanist tradition of nineteenth-century Russian literature springs from his attempts to come to terms with the cultural impact of Sentimentalism, and its later development Romanticism.