{"product_id":"the-writer-in-petrograd-and-the-house-of-arts-studies-in-russian-literature-and-theory-9780810125278","title":"The Writer in Petrograd and the House of Arts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFounded by Maksim Gorky and Kornei Chukovsky in 1919 and disbanded in 1922, the Petrograd House of Arts occupied a crucial moment in Russia's cultural history. Chronicling the rise and fall of this literary landmark, this book conveys the studied period in Soviet literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. The House of Arts: Foundations; Origins of the House of Arts; A New Venue for the Arts; 2. Petrograd: Contested Spaces (1919-1920); Petrograders in No Man's Land: Tensions at the Borders of Change; The City and the Museum: \"\"Is Petrograd Beautiful?\"\"; 3. The Domains of Art; \"\"Two or 222 Russias?\"\"; Extended Dimensions and the Return of a Poet; Fall Program, 1920; 4. House of Arts: A Published Image; Under Review: In the Shadow of Kronshtadt; New Configurations: The Literature of \"\"Today\"\"; Summer Retreats: Kholomki and Petrograd; 5. Voice and Performance; The \"\"Living Word\"\" of Literature; The Writer and the Voice of the Performer; 6. Contested Figures: Image, Audience, and Authority; Judging Nekrasov: The Man and the Poet; Anxiety of Performance Before the Work; Contending for the Future: \"\"Nekrasov Days\"\"; 7. An Elusive Renaissance; Comings and Goings; 1922: The House's Third Year Begins; A Defining Image?; Closing Movements; 8. The \"\"Third Way\"\": On the Borders of Fiction and Memoir; A Literary \"\"Business Club\"\"; Outline of a Voyage; Coda: The House of Arts Reconsidered - In the Ship's Wake; Reflections and Conclusion.","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038255448407,"sku":"9780810125278","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810125278.jpg?v=1750939668","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-writer-in-petrograd-and-the-house-of-arts-studies-in-russian-literature-and-theory-9780810125278","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}