The Russian Context: The Context Behind the Language / Edition 1

by Eloise M. Boyle, Genevra Gerhart

Overview

Produced to complement Gerhart's previous book, The Russian's World, this substantial tome contains a dozen contributed chapters (from professors at various American universities) on many aspects of Russian culture, including poetry, prose, children's literature, theater, art, popular entertainment, geography, and government. The idea is to present cultural context that enables and enhances study of the language. While most readers are likely to have had some Russian, those with just an interest in Russian culture will also find the material accessible and useful. Arrangement is in sections on history, language, spectacle, and reality; and appendices supply additional information and resources. The included CD-ROM contains the full text of the book in Adobe Acrobat Reader format, enriched with graphics and sound files. Indexing is in both English and Russian. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780893572877
Publisher:	Slavica Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/2002
Edition description:	BK&CD-ROM
Pages:	732
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	iii
	Editors' Preface	vii
	Acknowledgments	ix
Part 1.	A Framework for the Russian Context
1.	Russia's History	3
Part 2.	Contexts in Language
	Literature	81
2.	Quoting Russian Poetry	85
3.	Quoting Russian Prose	203
4.	Children's Literature	265
5.	Proverbs	297
Part 3.	Contexts of Spectacle
6.	Theater in Language	355
7.	Music and Dance	387
8.	Art and the Language of Russian Culture	439
	Appendix	463
9.	Popular Entertainment	467
Part 4.	Contexts in Reality
10.	Geography	505
11.	Government and Language	561
12.	Science as Language	593
	Appendix	619
	Appendixes
1.	A Note on Transliteration	633
2.	Geographical Designations	635
3.	Periodical Titles	641
4.	Finding Russian Content on the Internet	642
5.	Using the CD-ROM	644
6.	Bibliography	645
7.	About the Authors	652
	Indexes
	Index of First or Famous Lines	657
	Russian Index	661
	English Index	695

Editorial Reviews

Produced to complement Gerhart's previous book, , this substantial tome contains a dozen contributed chapters (from professors at various American universities) on many aspects of Russian culture, including poetry, prose, children's literature, theater, art, popular entertainment, geography, and government. The idea is to present cultural context that enables and enhances study of the language. While most readers are likely to have had some Russian, those with just an interest in Russian culture will also find the material accessible and useful. Arrangement is in sections on history, language, spectacle, and reality; and appendices supply additional information and resources. The included CD-ROM contains the full text of the book in Adobe Acrobat Reader format, enriched with graphics and sound files. Indexing is in both English and Russian. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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