A History of Russian Literature
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1languagehat
I'm less than a quarter of the way into A History of Russian Literature by Andrew Kahn, Mark Lipovetsky, Irina Reyfman, and Stephanie Sandler, but it's so good I wanted to alert other fans of Russ lit right away. It's fat, expensive, and scholarly, so not for the casual reader, but anyone with a serious interest should see if their library has it yet. When I finish I'll write a review and link it here.
2kaggsy
I’ll look forward to hearing about it. Although perhaps presumptuous to think of myself as a scholar, I do read and love masses of Russian lit so I may have to indulge.
3languagehat
I don't mean only scholars should/could read it, just that you have to have a tolerance for scholarly writing -- lots of footnotes, discussions of theoretical positions, etc. But it's readable and amazingly comprehensive; I've only found a few writers I would have liked to have seen mentioned who weren't in the index.
5bjbookman
I have a copy of Reference Guide to Russian Literature by Neil Cornwell. Should I add A History of Russian Literature to my reference library.
6languagehat
You should, if you're interested enough. The Cornwell book is great, but it's very different in purpose and scope (and, of course, outdated).
7languagehat
What I'd suggest is using the "Look inside" feature at the Amazon page:
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0199663947/ref=nosim/librarythin08-20
Search for the names of a couple of authors you're particularly interested in and see if what they say intrigues you. Also, if you have a Kindle (or a Kindle app for your phone) you could have a free sample sent and read the introduction, take a look at the table of contents, etc. (That's what persuaded me to spring for the book.)
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0199663947/ref=nosim/librarythin08-20
Search for the names of a couple of authors you're particularly interested in and see if what they say intrigues you. Also, if you have a Kindle (or a Kindle app for your phone) you could have a free sample sent and read the introduction, take a look at the table of contents, etc. (That's what persuaded me to spring for the book.)
8bjbookman
Thanks for the suggestion, I will check the book and will add to my collection. Thanks languagehat.
9languagehat
I wrote about the book here:
http://languagehat.com/a-history-of-russian-literature/
http://languagehat.com/a-history-of-russian-literature/
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