Overturning the view of early Russian prose fiction as a pale imitation of European models, this discussion locates the origins of the Russian novel in 18th century indigenous writing. Tracing the novel's development, it analyzes the prose of Fedor Emin, Mikhail Chulkov and Matvei Komarov.
| ISBN: | 9780875802305 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1998 |
| Author: | David Wayne Gasperetti |
| Publisher: | NIU Press an imprint of Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 260 pages |
| Series: | NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |