Fandom, Authenticity, and Opera: Mad Acts and Letter Scenes in Fin-De-Siècle Russia

by Anna Fishzon

Book Overview

In Russia at the turn of the twentieth century, printed literature and performances - from celebrity narratives and opera fandom to revolutionary acts and political speeches - frequently articulated extreme emotional states and passionate belief. A uniquely intense approach to public life and private expression - the 'melodramatic imagination' - is at the center of this study. Previously, scholars have only indirectly addressed the everyday appropriation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349438200
• ISBN13: 9781349438204
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"