Representing the Marginal Woman in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature: Personalism, Feminism, and Polyphony

by Svetlana Slavskaya Grenier

Gender-oriented studies of 19th-century Russian literature have struggled with how to determine the feminism or misogyny of particular authors. This book argues that in order to make this determination, we need to engage with the poetics of the text rather than rely on the author's stated views. By focusing on the character type of the ward, or young female dependent, this book examines the narrative strategies used by such writers as Pushkin,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031331506X
• ISBN13: 9780313315060
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"