Russian Devils and Diabolic Conditionality in Nikolai Gogol's Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka

Russian Devils and Diabolic Conditionality in Nikolai Gogol's Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka PDF Author: Christopher Putney
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
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Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Book Description
In addition to examining the aesthetics of the Russian writer's first novel, Putney (Slavic languages and literature, U. of North Carolina- Chapel Hill) explores the traditions of speculation into the devil found in Orthodox theology, medieval Russian literature, and East Slavic folklore. He also considers the evolution of Gogol's demonic idiom and its relationship to those received traditions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR