{"product_id":"english-literature-and-the-russian-aesthetic-renaissance-paperback-9780521027472","title":"English Literature and the Russian Aesthetic Renaissance (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521027472","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnglish Literature and the Russian Aesthetic Renaissance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1998 book is a study of the Russian reception of English literature from Romanticism to aestheticism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRachel Polonsky (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521027472, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages, 9 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...stimulating book...Polonsky has provided one of the most stimulating surveys of the 'aesthetic renaissance' overall.\"   Canadian Slavonic Papers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe turn of the nineteenth century, a time of exceptional creativity in Russia, was also a time of great receptivity to foreign cultural influences. Among the most important of these were English poetry and aesthetic thought, which gave new impetus to the Russian imagination. This 1998 book is a study of the Russian reception of English literature from Romanticism to aestheticism, focusing particularly on the reception by Russian poets of Shelley, Ruskin, Pater, Frazer and Wilde. Framing this account is a pioneering exploration of the intellectual background to these influences in comparative scholarship, illuminating a common interest in myth, folklore, anthropology, and the origins of language. This book discusses the relationship between Russian conceptions of national identity, literary influence and the origins of comparative literary history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes on the text\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Museum people\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Barbaric Renaissance: 2. Rites of spring\u003cbr\u003e 3. Balmont's Shelley and the sacred books of the East\u003cbr\u003e 4. Edgar Allan Poe and the magic of words\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Aesthetic Renaissance: 5. The renaissance of the renaissance\u003cbr\u003e 6. English Aestheticism and Blok's apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e 7. How important it is to be serious: Oscar Wilde's popularity\u003cbr\u003e 8. Kuzmin's English style\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004615381272,"sku":"9780521027472","price":30.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521027472i_4564d523-f930-4210-af85-f0a705d21037.jpg?v=1694964759","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/english-literature-and-the-russian-aesthetic-renaissance-paperback-9780521027472","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}