Hagiography and Modern Russian Literature

by Margaret Ziolkowski

Book Overview

The heritage of medieval hagiography, the diverse and voluminous literature devoted to saints, was much more important in nineteenth-century Russia than is often recognized. Although scholars have treated examples of the influence of hagiographic writing on a few prominent Russian writers, Margaret Ziolkowski is the first to describe the vast extent of its impact. Some of the authors she discusses are Kondratii Ryleev, Aleksandr Bestuzhev-Marlinskii,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691067376
• ISBN13: 9780691067377
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"