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Poverty of the Imagination

Poverty of the Imagination Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature About the Poor - Studies in Russian Literature and Theory

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An examination of how 19th-century Russian writers portrayed poverty, and what their portrayal reveals about core values of Russian culture. It focuses on specific texts, such as Karamzin's "Poor Liza" and Pushkin's "Egyptian Nights", but addresses the literary tradition as a whole.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780810116924
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Imprint: Northwestern University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 891.70935206942
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 282
Weight: -1g
Height: 234mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 25mm