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Description: From Orientalism to Cultural Capital by Angus Wrenn 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 Bourdieus notion of "cultural capital". FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From Orientalism to Cultural Capital presents a fascinating account of the wave of Russophilia that pervaded British literary culture in the early twentieth century. The authors bring a new approach to the study of this period, exploring the literary phenomenon through two theoretical models from the social sciences: Orientalism and the notion of "cultural capital" associated with Pierre Bourdieu. Examining the responses of leading literary practitioners who had a significant impact on the institutional transmission of Russian culture, they reassess the mechanics of cultural dialogism, mediation and exchange, casting new light on British perceptions of modernism as a transcultural artistic movement and the ways in which the literary interaction with the myth of Russia shaped and intensified these cultural views. Author Biography Olga Soboleva teaches Comparative Literature at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interests are in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian and European culture. Her recent publications include The Only Hope of the World: George Bernard Shaw and Russia (2012), The Silver Mask: Harlequinade in the Symbolist Poetry of Blok and Belyi (2008) and articles on Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Nabokov, Chekhov, Boris Akunin and Victor Pelevin.Angus Wrenn has taught Comparative Literature at the London School of Economics and Political Science since 1997. His most recent publications include The Only Hope of the World: George Bernard Shaw and Russia (2012), Henry James and the Second Empire (2009) and articles on the reception of Ford Madox Ford and Henry James in Europe. Table of Contents CONTENTS: Philip Ross Bullock: Preface – The East Wind of Russianness – John Galsworthy: Is It Possible to "De-Anglicise the Englishman"? – H. G. Wells: Interpreting the "Writing on the Eastern Wall of Europe" – J. M. Barrie and The Truth about the Russian Dancers – D. H. Lawrence: "Russia Will Certainly Inherit the Future" – "Lappin and Lapinova": Woolfs Beleaguered Russian Monarchs – "Not a Story of Detection, of Crime and Punishment, but of Sin and Expiation": T. S. Eliots Debt to Russia, Dostoevsky and Turgenev. Review "From Orientalism to Cultural Capital: The Myth of Russia in British Literature of the 1920s supplies an informative, theoretically and historically grounded account of how the British perceptions of Russia were shaped by some of the most prominent British writers of the early twentieth century [...]."(Maxim Shadurski, The Wellsian: The Journal of the H. G. Wells Society 40/2017) Review Quote From Orientalism to Cultural Capital: The Myth of Russia in British Literature of the 1920s supplies an informative, theoretically and historically grounded account of how the British perceptions of Russia were shaped by some of the most prominent British writers of the early twentieth century [...]. (Maxim Shadurski, The Wellsian: The Journal of the H. G. Wells Society 40/2017) Details ISBN3034322038 Author Angus Wrenn Pages 338 Publisher Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Year 2017 ISBN-10 3034322038 ISBN-13 9783034322034 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-04-03 Imprint Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Subtitle The Myth of Russia in British Literature of the 1920s Place of Publication Pieterlen Country of Publication Switzerland Short Title From Orientalism to Cultural Capital Language English DEWEY 820.93247 UK Release Date 2017-04-03 Edition Description New edition Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 8 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130307614;

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