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PublisherStanford University Press

ISBN-100804731551

ISBN-139780804731553

eBay Product ID (ePID)532260

Product Key Features

Number of Pages372 Pages

Publication NameSexuality and the Body in Russian Culture

LanguageEnglish

SubjectRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Russian & Former Soviet Union, Customs & Traditions, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality)

Publication Year1998

TypeTextbook

AuthorStephanie Sandler

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Social Science, Psychology, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight17.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"This fascinating volume provides a whole range of new insights on linguistic, social, literary, and cultural matters." —Modern Language Review, "This fascinating volume provides a whole range of new insights on linguistic, social, literary, and cultural matters." -Modern Language Review, "This fascinating volume provides a whole range of new insights on linguistic, social, literary, and cultural matters." --Modern Language Review, This fascinating volume provides a whole range of new insights on linguistic, social, literary, and cultural matters." —Modern Language Review, "This fascinating volume provides a whole range of new insights on linguistic, social, literary, and cultural matters."-Modern Language Review

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.7/0947

SynopsisThe 12 essays in this volume break new ground in showing the ways in which ideas about sexuality, gender and the body have shaped and been shaped by Russian literature, history, art and philosophy from the medieval period to the present day. The essays draw on a wide range of approaches - from postmodern and Foucault-influenced theories to more traditional historical and philological readings - but all are informed by feminist theory and practice in studying how gender has shaped the representations of bodies and sexual pleasures in Russia. Subjects discussed include the figure of the prostitute in early Soviet writing, travel narratives about 18th-century Russian manners, and the contemporary writer Tatiana Tolstaya's use of gender stereotypes. Familiar writers, such as Tolstoy, Chekhov, Tsvetaeva, Berdyaev and Platonov, appear in a new light when seen through the prism of gender and sexuality., Twelve groundbreaking essays show the varied and complex ways in which ideas about sexuality, gender, and the body have shaped and been influenced by Russian literature, history, art, and philosophy from the medieval period to the present day.

LC Classification NumberHQ18