Pyostryye Skazki

by Vladimir Odoyevsky

Odoyevsky's cycle of short stories, 'Pyostryye skazki' (1833), is a transitional work between his writings of the 1820s (in particular his contributions to Mnemozina, 1824-5) and his mature period which culminated in 'Russkiye nochi' (1844). 'Pyostryye skazki' thus represents a romantic amalgam of elements drawn from fairy-tale and folklore, the fantastic and the society tale, serving didactic, satirical and whimsical purposes. The narration supposedly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071908184X
• ISBN13: 9780719081842
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"