{"product_id":"breaking-free-from-death-the-art-of-being-a-successful-russian-writer-9781644692646","title":"Breaking Free from Death: The Art of Being a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreaking Free from Death\u003c\/em\u003e examines how Russian writers respond to the burden of living with anxieties about their creative outputs, and, ultimately, about their own inevitable finitude. What contributes to creative death are not just crippling diseases that make man defenseless in the face of death, and not just the arguably universal fear of death but, equally important, the innumerable impositions on the part of various outsiders. Many conflicts in the lives of Rylkova's subjects arose not from their opposition to the existing political regimes but from their interactions with like-minded and supporting intellectuals, friends, and relatives. The book describes the lives and choices that concrete individuals and—by extrapolation—their literary characters must face in order to preserve their singularity and integrity while attempting to achieve fame, greatness, and success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Rylkova’s meticulous study is full of original insights and new interpretations of famous literary works, delivered in a lucid and accessible writing style, with numerous references to primary sources; it is a joy to read. Furthermore, she supplies her readers with a clear road map throughout the book, explaining her next steps and intentions at every turn.\"\u003cb\u003e - Russian Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue: Breaking Free from Death \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One: Beginnings and Endings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Leo Tolstoy and the Privilege of Formidable Hypochondria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. In Chertkov's Grip \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. \u003cem\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/em\u003e: The Drama of Sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. \"Homo Sachaliensis\": Chekhov's \"Character\" as a Strategy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. \u003cem\u003eThe Steppe\u003c\/em\u003e as a Story of Humble and Spectacular Beginnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two: Transcending Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Reading Chekhov through Meyerhold's Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Living with Tolstoy and Dying with Chekhov: Ivan Bunin's \u003cem\u003eLiberation of Tolstoy\u003c\/em\u003e (1937) and \u003cem\u003eAbout Chekhov\u003c\/em\u003e (1953) as Two Modes of Auto\/Biographical Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. \"There is a way out\": \u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. A Boring Story: Chekhov's Trip to Germany in 1904\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue: Oyster Fever: Chekhov and Turgenev\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359905939799,"sku":"9781644692646","price":78.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781644692646.jpg?v=1754126075","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breaking-free-from-death-the-art-of-being-a-successful-russian-writer-9781644692646","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}