{"product_id":"plays-of-expectations-9780295986470","title":"Plays of Expectations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpectation is an integral part of the reading experience. Drama is a particularly rich and rewarding field for studying the complex ways in which such expectations are created. This book explores these expectations through the lens of twentieth-century Russian drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is interesting, thought-provoking reading that will hopefully spur more research in this area.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Slavic and East European Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lucid, well written, and including a good bibliography, this is impressive scholarship both in its contextual exegesis of the works and its graceful presentation of theory. Emphasis remains on the plays themselves. Recommended.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Note on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Intertextual Clusters: The Living Corpse in Russian Culture\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Seagull as Parody: Symbols and Expectations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Intertextual and Sexual Desire in Aleksandr Blok's The Unknown Woman\u003cbr\u003e 4. Intertextual Relations in Petrushka\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Adventures of a Leskov Story in Soviet Russia, or the Socialist Realist Opera that Wasn't\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Theatrical Life of Murdered Children\u003cbr\u003e 7. Banality Transformed: \"Life with an Idiot\" on the Page and on the Stage\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Intertextual Expectation\u003cbr\u003e Works Consulted\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524696514903,"sku":"9780295986470","price":27.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295986470.jpg?v=1731857790","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plays-of-expectations-9780295986470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}