Russian Drama of the Revolutionary Period

by Robert Russell

Overview

The period between the Revolution of 1917 and Stalin's coming to power in the early 1930s was one of the most exciting for all branches of the arts in Russia. This study tries to show how the diversity of the Soviet arts of the 1920s continued the major trends of the pre-Revolutionary years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349097234
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/1988
Edition description:	1st ed. 1988
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Russian drama before the Revolution; Soviet drama 1917-1921; the civil war in Soviet drama; Bulgarov's "The White Guard" and "Flight"; satirical comedy and melodrama; the plays of Nikolay Erdman; Mayokovsky;s "The Bedbug" and "The Bathhouse"; indiriect social comment; towards socialist realism.

Editorial Reviews

"Russell knows his Russian sources and so can provide less-often-seen material and freshly translated quotes that are often arresting....It offers a bibliography of critical sources and play editions in Russian and English. Overall, this is a solid introductory work accessible to undergraduates."

Choice

"Russell adheres to his subject, drama written during and after the Revolution, and performs his task skillfully and with a fine touch that makes his reading of some of these tendentious plays more interesting than they deserve....Written for both students of Slavic literature and professional and non-professional personnel in theater, this modest but comprehensive study covers a wide spectrum..."

Comparative Drama