- We will send in 10–14 business days.
/images/books/3002690/9780299182045.jpg)
- Author: Gary Rosenshield
- Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
- ISBN-10: 0299182045
- ISBN-13: 9780299182045
- Format: 15.3 x 23.7 x 1.6 cm, softcover
- Language: English
- SAVE -10% with code: EXTRA
Reviews
Description
In 1833 Alexander Pushkin began to explore the topic of madness, a subject little explored in Russian literature before his time. The works he produced on the theme are three of his greatest masterpieces: the prose novella The Queen of Spades, the narrative poem The Bronze Horseman, and the lyric God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind. Gary Rosenshield presents a new interpretation of Pushkin's genius through an examination of his various representations of madness.
Pushkin brilliantly explored both the destructive and creative sides of madness, a strange fusion of violence and insight. In this study, Rosenshield illustrates the surprising valorization of madness in The Queen of Spades and God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind and analyzes The Bronze Horseman's confrontation with the legacy of Peter the Great, a cornerstone figure of Russian history. Drawing on themes of madness in western literature, Rosenshield situates Pushkin in a greater framework with such luminaries as Shakespeare, Sophocles, Cervantes, and Dostoevsky providing an insightful and absorbing study of Russia's greatest writer.
EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
The promotion ends in 18d.13:19:44
The discount code is valid when purchasing from 10 €. Discounts do not stack.
- Author: Gary Rosenshield
- Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
- ISBN-10: 0299182045
- ISBN-13: 9780299182045
- Format: 15.3 x 23.7 x 1.6 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
In 1833 Alexander Pushkin began to explore the topic of madness, a subject little explored in Russian literature before his time. The works he produced on the theme are three of his greatest masterpieces: the prose novella The Queen of Spades, the narrative poem The Bronze Horseman, and the lyric God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind. Gary Rosenshield presents a new interpretation of Pushkin's genius through an examination of his various representations of madness.
Pushkin brilliantly explored both the destructive and creative sides of madness, a strange fusion of violence and insight. In this study, Rosenshield illustrates the surprising valorization of madness in The Queen of Spades and God Grant That I Not Lose My Mind and analyzes The Bronze Horseman's confrontation with the legacy of Peter the Great, a cornerstone figure of Russian history. Drawing on themes of madness in western literature, Rosenshield situates Pushkin in a greater framework with such luminaries as Shakespeare, Sophocles, Cervantes, and Dostoevsky providing an insightful and absorbing study of Russia's greatest writer.
Reviews