Research on Russian Literature in the Silver Age

Author: Zhou Qichao
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The path described in this book progresses from the general to the specific, layer by layer. The author aims to move from describing the literary landscape of an era to analyzing its dynamic mechanisms of literary development; from observing the unique posture and individual world of writers in an era to examining the development of literary genres in that era; from tracing the rise and fall of literary trends in an era to the debate and dialogue of literary concepts in that era. This book also opens up new perspectives in the research approach of "literary history of a specific period." This series is a project under the National Social Science Fund of China's "Ninety-Fifth Five-Year Plan." It is a summary of the author's years of dedicated study on the "Silver Age"—the literary heritage of early 20th-century Russia—from individual writers to literary schools and then to specific periods, with persistent and meticulous exploration. The narrative path of the entire book progresses from the general to the specific, layer by layer; from the literary atmosphere to the literary process, then to the individuality of writers and the characteristics of genres; composed of an introduction, the charm of literary schools, the spirit of clusters, the individual posture and lyrical style, as well as specific critiques of the most representative writers, schools, and artistic genres. The author aims to move from describing the literary landscape of an era to analyzing its dynamic mechanisms of literary development; from observing the unique posture and individual perspective of writers in an era to examining the development of literary genres in that era; from tracing the rise and fall of literary trends in an era to the debate and dialogue of literary concepts in that era. This book also opens up new perspectives in the research approach of "literary history of a specific period."