{"product_id":"wandering-in-circles-venichka-s-journey-of-redemption-in-moskva-petushki-9781644697290","title":"Wandering in Circles: Venichka’s Journey of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWandering in Circles: Venichka’s Journey of Redemption in “Moskva-Petushki” \u003c\/em\u003eexamines the definition of redemption in Venedikt Erofeev’s \u003cem\u003eMoskva-Petushki\u003c\/em\u003e. By placing Erofeev’s \u003ci\u003epoema\u003c\/i\u003e in conversation with other travel narratives from Russia and the West, the book explores the meaning of redemption across societies and cultures, and how Erofeev creates a commentary on the possibility of redemption in a broken political and social system. Through this comparative approach to \u003cem\u003eMoskva-Petushki\u003c\/em\u003e, this work offers a new reading of the text as a journey of failed social and personal redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jill Martiniuk’s monograph… makes a solid contribution to the already large body of Erofeev scholarship, not least because Martiniuk builds her argument on meticulous close readings of major intertexts. This is a refreshingly empirical study, prioritizing textual scholarship over theoretical conceptualization, and yet it effortlessly locates Moskva-Petushki in the heavily ironic postmodern landscape of the Soviet 1970s.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— Josephine von Zitzewitz, New College (Oxford), \u003ci\u003eModern Language Review\u003c\/i\u003e (Vol. 118, No. 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“From the moment that the manuscript of \u003ci\u003eMoskva-Petushki\u003c\/i\u003e surfaced (and then sunk and resurfaced) over forty years ago, readers and literary scholars have debated the nature of Erofeev’s dense intertextual references. Jill Martiniuk’s book is a significant contribution to that conversation, as she demonstrates persuasively that Erofeev is in deep and extensive dialogue with Radishchev, Dante, and Milton. Their seminal works are the models for his own exploration of the possibility of redemption in the context of Soviet culture of the 1970s. Martiniuk helps us hear the echoes of these works as a coherent pattern interwoven in the text. For Venichka, redemption is tragically elusive; that tragedy—shared by the generation of Russian writers, artists, and thinkers shaped by Brezhnev’s stagnation—lies at the heart of\u003ci\u003e Moskva-Petushki\u003c\/i\u003e.”— Karen Ryan, Professor of World Languages \u0026amp; Cultural Studies, Merrimack College\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\u003cem\u003e Moskva-Petushki\u003c\/em\u003e in the Context of Soviet Travel Initiatives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. From Moscow to Petushki: Redemption and Social Enlightenment in Venichka’s Journey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Rebel Angels: Seeking the Satanic in \u003cem\u003eMoskva-Petushki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Venichka and \u003cem\u003eLa Diritta Via\u003c\/em\u003e: Exploring the Dantean Path to Redemption in \u003cem\u003eMoskva-Petushki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Feminine Spaces: Women as Destinations in \u003cem\u003eMoskva-Petushki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359913607511,"sku":"9781644697290","price":60.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781644697290.jpg?v=1754126097","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wandering-in-circles-venichka-s-journey-of-redemption-in-moskva-petushki-9781644697290","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}