Silence and the Rest: Verbal Skepticism in Russian Poetry

by Sofya Khagi

Book Overview

Scholars have long noted the deeply rooted veneration of the power of the word--both the expressive and communicative capacities of language--in Russian literature and culture. In her ambitious book Silence and the Rest, Sofya Khagi illuminates a consistent counternarrative, showing how, throughout its entire history, Russian poetry can be read as an argument for what she calls "verbal skepticism." Although she deals with many poets from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810143194
• ISBN13: 9780810143197
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"