Pushkin and the Genres of Madness

preview-18
  • Pushkin and the Genres of Madness Book Detail

  • Author : Gary Rosenshield
  • Release Date : 2003
  • Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
  • Genre : Literary Criticism
  • Pages : 276
  • ISBN 13 : 9780299182045
  • File Size : 90,90 MB

Pushkin and the Genres of Madness by Gary Rosenshield PDF Summary

Book Description: In 1833 Alexander Pushkin began to explore the topic of madness, a subject little explored in Russian literature before his time. The works he produced on the theme are three of his greatest masterpieces: the prose novella The Queen of Spades, the narrative poem The Bronze Horseman, and the lyric "God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind." Gary Rosenshield presents a new interpretation of Pushkin’s genius through an examination of his various representations of madness. Pushkin brilliantly explored both the destructive and creative sides of madness, a strange fusion of violence and insight. In this study, Rosenshield illustrates the surprising valorization of madness in The Queen of Spades and "God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind" and analyzes The Bronze Horseman’s confrontation with the legacy of Peter the Great, a cornerstone figure of Russian history. Drawing on themes of madness in western literature, Rosenshield situates Pushkin in a greater framework with such luminaries as Shakespeare, Sophocles, Cervantes, and Dostoevsky providing an insightful and absorbing study of Russia’s greatest writer.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Pushkin and the Genres of Madness books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Pushkin and the Genres of Madness

Pushkin and the Genres of Madness

File Size : 2,2 MB
Total View : 8055 Views
DOWNLOAD

In 1833 Alexander Pushkin began to explore the topic of madness, a subject little explored in Russian literature before his time. The works he produced on the t

Challenging the Bard

Challenging the Bard

File Size : 27,27 MB
Total View : 8653 Views
DOWNLOAD

In this book, the author engages with the critical histories of two literary titans, illuminating how Dostoevsky reacted to, challenged, adapted, and ultimately

Montaging Pushkin

Montaging Pushkin

File Size : 56,56 MB
Total View : 9929 Views
DOWNLOAD

Montaging Pushkin offers for the first time a coherent view of Pushkin's legacy to Russian twentieth-century poetry, giving many new insights. Pushkin is shown