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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453735503321

Autore

Markesinis Eugenie

Titolo

Andrei Siniavskii : a hero of his time? / / Eugenie Markesinis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-61811-263-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and History

Disciplina

891.7344

Soggetti

Authors, Russian

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter I -- Chapter II -- Chapter III -- Chapter IV -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This groundbreaking critical biography of Andrei Siniavskii (1925-1997) as a writer in and of his time shows how this subtle and complex author found his way in a society polarized into heroes and villains, patriots and traitors, how he progressed from identification with the value system and ideology of his time to reaction against it, and his dissidence expressed in literary terms. Based on a close reading of his work, Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of his Time? explores the way in which Siniavskii's art does not simply reflect the circumstances of his life and times but is actively shaped by an intricate commerce between the two.