From orientalism to cultural capital: the myth of russia in british literature of the 1920s
Auteur :
Wrenn, Angus / Wrenn, Angus
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034322034
Date de publication :
3 avr. 2017
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
490 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The book presents a highly original account of the wave of Russophilia that pervaded British literary culture in the early twentieth century. It explores the literary phenomenon through two theoretical models from the social sciences: Orientalism and Bourdieu’s notion of «cultural capital».