When warm and cold alternate: Core themes and stylistic features of Soviet novels during the "Thaw" period: Core themes and stylistic features of Soviet novels during the "Thaw" period

Author: Wang Lidan
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This is a monograph on Soviet fiction during the "Thaw" period (Khrushchev's reign). Dr. Wang Lidan employs social-historical criticism and ontological criticism methods to conduct a meticulous and in-depth exploration of Soviet fiction during this era, fundamentally analyzing key issues such as the core themes of literary creation, the subject matter, genres, and narrative changes in fiction. With humanism as its core ideology, and in forms such as "documentary novels," "rural novels," "concentration camp-themed novels," and "trench-truth novels," it portrays the dialectical relationships between "man and the state," "man and war," and "man and nature." These are the defining characteristics of Soviet fiction during the "Thaw" period. The transition from traditional omniscient narration to limited narration is a significant feature of the narrative style during this era. To a certain extent, this book fills gaps in the study of Russian and Soviet literary history and holds a high academic level.