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Subject(s)

• Tolstoy, Leo graf 1828-1910—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821-1881—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860-1904—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Russian literature—19th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Realism in literature [Browse]
• Capitalism in literature [Browse]

Series

Studies in Russian literature and theory [More in this series]

Summary note

Russia's Capitalist Realism examines how the literary tradition that produced the great works of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Anton Chekhov responded to the dangers and possibilities posed by Russia's industrial revolution. During Russia's first tumultuous transition to capitalism, social problems became issues of literary form for writers trying to make sense of economic change. The new environments created by industry, such as giant factories and mills, demanded some kind of response from writers but defied all existing forms of language. This book recovers the rich and lively public discourse of this volatile historical period, which Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov transformed into some of the world's greatest works of literature. Russia's Capitalist Realism will appeal to readers interested in nineteenth-century Russian literature and history, the relationship between capitalism and literary form, and theories of the novel.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-226) and index.

ISBN

• 9780810142480 ((paperback))
• 0810142481 ((paperback))
• 9780810142497 ((hardback))
• 081014249X ((hardback))

OCLC

1134493113

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