{"product_id":"russian-literature-and-its-demons-9781571817587","title":"Russian Literature and Its Demons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tMerezhkovsky's bold claim that \"all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism\" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. This substantial collection fills the gap. A comprehensive analytical introduction by the editor is follwed by a series of fourteen essays, written by eminent scholars in their fields. The first part explores the main shaping contexts of literary demonism: the Russian Orthodox and folk tradition, the demonization of historical figures, and views of art as intrinsically demonic. The second part traces the development of a literary tradition of demonism in the works of authors ranging from Pushkin and Lermontov, Gogol and Dostoevsky, through to the poets and prose writers of modernism (including Blok, Akhmatova, Bely, Sologub, Rozanov, Zamiatin), and through to the end of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"On the whole, the volume reads like a cohesive book ... and maintains a high standard of scholarship throughout. Investigators of Russian literary demonism in the future will surely want to consult this excellent work.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · The Russian Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... this collection displays a degree of mutual collaboration, as well as a consistently high quality, that surpasses that of most collections of essays ... it has much to praise and little to fault.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Slavic Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"It will become a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates in the Slavic and Comparative Literature fields.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e  · Australian and East European Studies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"The scholarly excellence of individual contributions and the high standard that marks the constituent articles without exception … this volume is well thought out in conception and every effort appears to have been made by the editor to give it methodological cohesion. No doubt will it become a valuable reference for undergraduates and postgraduates in Slavic and Comparative Literature fields.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e  · Australian Slavonic and East European Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eRussian Literature and its Demons: Introductory Essay\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePamela Davidson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: TRADITIONS AND CONTEXTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eNostalgia for Hell: Russian Literary Demonism and Orthodox Tradition\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSimon Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Russian Folk Devil and His Literary Reflections\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFaith Wigzell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eAntichrist Enthroned: Demonic Visions of Russian Rulers\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKevin Platt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eDivine Service or Idol Worship? Russian Views of Art as Demonic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePamela Davidson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: LITERARY DEMONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Muse and the Demon in the Poetry of Pushkin, Lermontov and Blok\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePamela Davidson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eLermontov's \u003cem\u003eThe Demon\u003c\/em\u003e: Identity and Axiology\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert Reid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Devil is in the Detail: Demonic Features of Gogol's Petersburg\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJulian Graffy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Devils' Vaudeville: \"Decoding\" the Demonic in Dostoevsky's \u003cem\u003eThe Devils\u003cbr\u003e \tW. J. Leatherbarrow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eRozanov and His Literary Demons\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLiza Dimbleby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Demon. The Mythopoetic World Model in the Art of Lermontov, Vrubel, Blok\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAvril Pyman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Demonomania of Sorcerers: Satanism in the Russian Symbolist Novel\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAdam Weiner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eSymbolist Devils and Acmeist Transformation: Gumilev, Demonism, and the Absent Hero in Akhmatova's \u003cem\u003ePoem Without a Hero\u003cbr\u003e \tMichael Basker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003ePlaying Devil's Advocate: Paradox and Parody in Zamiatin's \"\u003cem\u003eThe Miracle of Ash Wednesday\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePhilip Cavendish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eLiterary Representations of Stalin and Stalinism as Demonic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRosalind Marsh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041429356887,"sku":"9781571817587","price":118.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571817587.jpg?v=1750950245","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russian-literature-and-its-demons-9781571817587","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}