This book brings together prominent international specialists in the study of Russian literary history. Their essays propose new approaches and introduce hitherto unknown materials that address themes central to literary scholarship, such as theory of Russian verse, history of Russian Formalism, Russian-German and Russian-Italian cultural ties.
Lazar Fleishman is Professor of Russian literature at Stanford University and editor of the series Stanford Slavic Studies. He has written extensively on 20th-century Russian Literature, Russian culture abroad, and Boris Pasternak’s life and work.
David M. Bethea is the Vilas Research Professor (emeritus) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Professor of Russian Studies (retired) at Oxford University. He has written broadly on Russian poetry, Russian literary culture, and Russian thought.
Ilya Vinitsky is a professor of Russian literature at Princeton University. He has authored books and articles on Russian Romantic poetry, Realist prose, and the history of emotions.