Buch, Englisch, Band 131, 308 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 396 g
Cold War Icon, Gulag Author, Russian Nationalist?. A Study of the Western Reception of his Literary Writings, Historical Interpretations, and Political Ideas
Buch, Englisch, Band 131, 308 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 396 g
Reihe: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
ISBN: 978-3-8382-0589-2
Verlag: ibidem
Alexander Solzhenitsyn was one of the Cold War`s most iconic writers. This book offers an in-depth analysis of his reception in the US, UK, and Germany before and after 1991. Elisa Kriza skillfully explores how Solzhenitsyn`s work can be understood with the paradigm of witness literature and uncovers the dynamics behind the politicized reception of his writing.
From the mid-1980s onwards, Solzhenitsyn`s popularity dwindled—was this for ideological reasons? What about the rumors linking him with Russian nationalism? This study does not shy away from stretching beyond anti-communism and touching more contentious subjects—such as anti-feminism, anti-Semitism, and revisionism—in Solzhenitsyn`s work and reception.
Bringing Solzhenitsyn back from his `critical exile` and redefining his work as memory culture, Kriza`s book is a crucial scholarly intervention, unveiling the mechanism that can transform a controversial figure into a moral icon.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Slawische Literaturen Ostslawische Literatur
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatursoziologie, Gender Studies
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Politische Unterdrückung & Verfolgung
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Rezeption, literarische Einflüsse und Beziehungen
