The Poetics of Early Russian Literature

by Dmitrii Sergeevich Likhachev

This translation of Likhachev's Poetika Drevnerusskoy Literatury (The Poetics of Early Russian Literature), is a study of medieval Russian literature, as contrasted with modern literature in its narrative methods, use of symbols, and depictions of time, space and situation. The gradual emergence of realism and the principle of a single author is outlined with examples from medieval and modern literature.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739186426
• ISBN13: 9780739186428
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"