English Literature and the Russian Aesthetic Renaissance

English Literature and the Russian Aesthetic Renaissance

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Polonsky Rachel
Cambridge University Press
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The turn of the nineteenth century, a time of exceptional creativity in Russia, was also a time of great receptivity to foreign cultural influences. Among the most important of these were English poetry and aesthetic thought, which gave new impetus to the Russian imagination. This 1998 book is a study of the Russian reception of English literature from Romanticism to aestheticism, focusing particularly on the reception by Russian poets of Shelley, Ruskin, Pater, Frazer and Wilde. Framing this account is a pioneering exploration of the intellectual background to these influences in comparative scholarship, illuminating a common interest in myth, folklore, anthropology, and the origins of language. This book discusses the relationship between Russian conceptions of national identity, literary influence and the origins of comparative literary history.
EAN 9780521621793
ISBN 0521621798
Binding Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date November 5, 1998
Pages 266
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152 x 19
Country United Kingdom
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Polonsky Rachel
Illustrations 9 Halftones, unspecified
Series Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature