A History of Women's Writing in Russia [Paperback]

A comprehensive account of the lives and works of Russia's women writers.A History of Women's Writing in Russia is the first book to trace comprehensively the lives and works of Russia's women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. For many years, with few exceptions, Russian literature has been equated with its male writers: Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, and Pasternak among others. Only recently has a whole tradition of women's writing been identified and rediscussed. Here is the first full-length history of Russian women writers supported by extensive reference features including a bibliography and guide to writers and their works.A History of Women's Writing in Russia is the first book to trace comprehensively the lives and works of Russia's women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. For many years, with few exceptions, Russian literature has been equated with its male writers: Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, and Pasternak among others. Only recently has a whole tradition of women's writing been identified and rediscussed. Here is the first full-length history of Russian women writers supported by extensive reference features including a bibliography and guide to writers and their works.A History of Women's Writing in Russia traces comprehensively the lives and works of Russia's women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. Contributors have addressed the often surprising contexts within which women's writing has been produced. Chapters reveal a flourishing literary tradition where none was thought to exist, looking at how Russia's women writers articulated their own experience, and re-assesing their relationship to the dominant male tradition. The volume is supported by extensive reference features including a bibliography and guide to writers and their works.Introduction Adele Barker and Jehanne M Gheith; 1. Women's image in Russian medieval literature Rosalind McKenzie; 2. Sappho, Corinna and Niobe: genres and personae in Russian women's writing, 17601820lC+