The author’s observations on the great nineteenth-century Russian writers-Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. “This volume... never once fails to instruct and stimulate. This is a great Russian talking of great Russians” (Anthony Burgess). Edited and with an Introduction by Fredson Bowers; illustrations.
The author’s observations on the great nineteenth-century Russian writers-Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. “This volume... never once fails to instruct and stimulate. This is a great Russian talking of great Russians” (Anthony Burgess). Edited and with an Introduction by Fredson Bowers; illustrations.
Lectures on Russian Literature
352
Lectures on Russian Literature
352Paperback(First Edition)
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| ISBN-13: | 9780156027762 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Publication date: | 01/06/2003 |
| Edition description: | First Edition |
| Pages: | 352 |
| Sales rank: | 210,955 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.88(d) |
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