{"product_id":"9781666976946","title":"Reader’s Guide to Yuri Tynianov’s The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar Beyond the Document to Modernist Invention","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCrosscurrents: Russia's Literature in Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eReader’s Guide to Yuri Tynianov’s The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBeyond the Document to Modernist Invention\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnna Kurkina Rush\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edited collection is the first critical collection on the author in English and it approaches the breadth and depth of Tynianov's thought by focusing on his fiction, specifically his major, most cryptic and experimental novel \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Vazir-Mukhtar\u003c\/i\u003e (1928). Deeply rooted in and showcasing the practical application of Formalist theory, the novel is as significant for the history of literary theory as it is for Russian Modernism and it is a major missing link in the history of Formalist thought.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThematically, the topics in this volume are: the representation of Persia in Russian literature, the history of Russia's military engagements in the Caucasus and Iran, Griboedov's commercial plans in Transcaucasia, the fascinating and lethal Great Game – Russo-British diplomatic rivalries in the region and the web of diplomatic intrigue that led to the tragic end of the Russian embassy; the aftermath of the Decembrist uprising of 1825 and the fates of its survivors, and, of course, the elusive Russian author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnna Kurkina Rush\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar of literary studies and literary translator.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666976946\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223580901516,"sku":"9781666976946","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666976946","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}