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For those who cannot read the language of the original texts, the lively and varied world of eighteenth-century Russian literature has been largely inaccessible. This translation presents three seminal tales that express the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns of late-eighteenth-century Russia.

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Notes on the Text Acknowledgments Introduction: Mikhail Chulkov, Matvei Komarov, Nikolai Karamzin, and the Eighteenth-Century Russian Literary Culture David Gasperetti The Comely Cook (1770) by Mikhail Chulkov Vanka Kain (1779) by Matvei Komarov "Poor Liza" (1792) by Nikolai Karamzin Appendix A: Michurin's Map of the City of Moscow, 1739 Appendix B: Monetary Values in Eighteenth-Century Russia Notes Works Cited

Three Russian Tales of the Eighteenth Century

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/06/2012
      ISBN13: 9780875806747, 978-0875806747
      ISBN10: 0875806740

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      For those who cannot read the language of the original texts, the lively and varied world of eighteenth-century Russian literature has been largely inaccessible. This translation presents three seminal tales that express the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns of late-eighteenth-century Russia.

      Table of Contents

      Notes on the Text Acknowledgments Introduction: Mikhail Chulkov, Matvei Komarov, Nikolai Karamzin, and the Eighteenth-Century Russian Literary Culture David Gasperetti The Comely Cook (1770) by Mikhail Chulkov Vanka Kain (1779) by Matvei Komarov "Poor Liza" (1792) by Nikolai Karamzin Appendix A: Michurin's Map of the City of Moscow, 1739 Appendix B: Monetary Values in Eighteenth-Century Russia Notes Works Cited

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