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Odoevskii: Cosmorama: Russian Texts

Autor V.F. Odoevskii Roger Cockrell
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 sep 1998
V.F. Odoevskii (1804-69) was one of the most original and versatile writers of his generation. Written in 1839 and published the following year, The Cosmorama reflects the author's deep interest in the mystical and the non-rational. It tells tale of a small boy's involvement with a seemingly harmless child's toy which has fateful consequences for him and for those he encounters. During the course of the story the narrator, Vladimir, is transformed from a rational man of the world into an incoherent and isolated wreck, fated apparently to live out the rest of his life in tormented despair. The pathway to doom is marked by a series of seemingly fortuitous but interlinked events of an increasingly grotesque, violent character. Not simply a melodramatic tale, this is in fact an unsettling intellectually challenging story giving rise to a range of philosophical, moral and social issues, including questions about the nature of reality, the conflict between social convention and passionate instinct.This edition contains an introduction, generous notes in English, the text in Russian and a glossary and bibliography.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781853995347
ISBN-10: 1853995347
Pagini: 76
Dimensiuni: 137 x 215 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bristol Classical Press
Seria Russian Texts

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Questions social conventions and our knowledge of reality

Notă biografică

Roger Cockrell is Honorary Fellow in Russian at the University of Exeter, UK. His publciations include a translation of Fadeev's The Rout, also in this series; an edition of Bulgakov's White Guard and (as co-author) The Voice of a Giant: Essays on Seven Russian Prose Classics. Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoevsky (also known as V.F. Odoevskii, 1803 -1869) was a prominent Russian philosopher, writer, music critic, philanthropist and pedagogue. His fantastical stories for adults include The Cosmorama and The Salamander, both published in translation by Bloomsbury.

Cuprins

Biographical NotesIntroduction Bibliography KOCMOPAMANotes Vocabulary

Descriere

Reflecting the author's deep interest in the mystical and the occult, this tale tells of a small boy's involvement with a seemingly harmless toy which has fateful consequences for him and for those he encounters. The text raises questions of a philosophical, moral and social nature.