Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of His Time?
This groundbreaking critical biography of Andrei Siniavskii (1925-1997) as a writer in and of his time shows how this subtle and complex author found his way in a society polarized into heroes and villains, patriots and traitors, how he progressed from identification with the value system and ideology of his time to reaction against it, and his dissidence expressed in literary terms. Based on a close reading of his work, Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of his Time? explores the way in which Siniavskii's art does not simply reflect the circumstances of his life and times but is actively shaped by an intricate commerce between the two.
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Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of His Time?
This groundbreaking critical biography of Andrei Siniavskii (1925-1997) as a writer in and of his time shows how this subtle and complex author found his way in a society polarized into heroes and villains, patriots and traitors, how he progressed from identification with the value system and ideology of his time to reaction against it, and his dissidence expressed in literary terms. Based on a close reading of his work, Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of his Time? explores the way in which Siniavskii's art does not simply reflect the circumstances of his life and times but is actively shaped by an intricate commerce between the two.
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Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of His Time?

Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of His Time?

Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of His Time?

Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of His Time?

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This groundbreaking critical biography of Andrei Siniavskii (1925-1997) as a writer in and of his time shows how this subtle and complex author found his way in a society polarized into heroes and villains, patriots and traitors, how he progressed from identification with the value system and ideology of his time to reaction against it, and his dissidence expressed in literary terms. Based on a close reading of his work, Andrei Siniavskii: A Hero of his Time? explores the way in which Siniavskii's art does not simply reflect the circumstances of his life and times but is actively shaped by an intricate commerce between the two.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781644693094
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Publication date: 02/04/2020
Series: Contemporary Western Rusistika
Pages: 258
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)
Language: Russian

About the Author

Eugenie Markesinis received her PhD from University College, London, in 2010. She lives in Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom with her husband and dog. This is her first book.
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