Myth and Symbol in Soviet Fiction

Myth and Symbol in Soviet Fiction Images of the Savior Hero, Great Mother, Anima, and Child in Selected Novels and Films

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Publisher's Synopsis

Outlining the archetypes of Soviet fiction, this text examines the recurrent and largely unconscious pattern from one author to the next over a period of some seven decades in Soviet letters. Authors studied include: Zamyatin, Babel, Olesha, Platonov, Bulgakov, Pasternek and Rasputin.

Book information

ISBN: 9780773498495
Publisher: Mellen Research University Press
Imprint: Mellen Research University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 891.73409
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 344
Weight: 657g
Height: 241mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 25mm