Febris erotica: lovesickness in the russian literary imagination
Auteur :
Sobol, Valeria
Éditeur :
University of Washington Press
ISBN :
9780295988955
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
635 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Aims to probe beyond the perception of 'love and death' as a constant theme of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russian literature, examining what underlies the stereotype about the destructive power of romantic love and why Russian writers so willingly employ this cliche.