{"product_id":"acts-of-logos-in-pushkin-and-gogol-petersburg-texts-and-subtexts-9781618115829","title":"Acts of Logos in Pushkin and Gogol: Petersburg","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eActs of Logos\u003c\/i\u003e examines the 19th-century foundations of St. Petersburg’s famous literary heritage, with a focus on the unifying principle of material animation. Ever since Pushkin’s 1833 poem \u003ci\u003eThe Bronze Horseman\u003c\/i\u003e, the city has provided a literary space in which inanimate things (noses, playing cards, overcoats) spring to life. Scollins’s book addresses this issue of animacy by analyzing the powerful function of language in the city’s literature, from its mythic origins—in which the tsar Peter appears as a God-like creator, calling his city forth from nothing—to the earliest texts of its literary tradition, when poets took up the pen to commit their own acts of verbal creation. Her interpretations shed new light on the canonical works of Pushkin and Gogol, exposing the performative and subversive possibilities of the poetic word in the Petersburg tradition, and revealing an emerging literary culture capable of challenging the official narratives of the state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book is a very welcome addition to investigations of the Petersburg Text. [...] Scollins writes with admirable clarity. The chapters all offer their own lively and imaginative readings of classic texts.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Modern Language Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue: In the Beginning Was Peter’s Word\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: St. Petersburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMyth, Text, Word\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Cursing at the Whirlwind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Book of Job according to Pushkin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Gambling Away the Petri-mony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRival Models of Social Advancement in Pushkin’s “The Queen of Spades”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Body Parts, Puff Pastries, and the Devil Himself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNevsky Prospect as the Hellmouth of Gogol’s Petersburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Mertvye ushi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Annunciation Motif and Disorder of the Senses in “The Nose”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eKako sdelan Akakii\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Letter as Hero in “The Overcoat”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion: Beyond the Schism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359753240919,"sku":"9781618115829","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781618115829.jpg?v=1754125604","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/acts-of-logos-in-pushkin-and-gogol-petersburg-texts-and-subtexts-9781618115829","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}