Research Guides: RUS 266G: Introduction to Russian Culture: Literature

Russian Literature

The following books are overviews of Russian literature and are just a sampling of what's available at the Fulton Library. To find more books, use the instructions below to search for books on specific writers, such as Nikolai Gogol, Leo Tolstoy, and others. Note: Don't forget to search for alternate spellings of Russian names if you don't find results after your first search.

Cambridge Introduction to Russian Literature (Ebook) by Caryl Emerson
Publication Date: 2008

This book is also available in print.
In this introduction to the rich and vibrant Russian tradition, Caryl Emerson weaves a narrative of recurring themes and fascinations across several centuries. Beginning with traditional Russian narratives (saints' lives, folk tales, epic and rogue narratives), the book moves through literary history chronologically and thematically, juxtaposing literary texts from each major period.
Cambridge Introduction to Russian Poetry (Ebook) by Michael Wachtel
Publication Date: 2004

This book is also available in print.
The Cambridge Introduction to Russian Poetry presents the major themes, forms, genres and styles of Russian poetry. Using examples from Russia's greatest poets, Michael Wachtel draws on three centuries of verse, from the beginnings of secular literature in the eighteenth century up to the present day.
Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature (Ebook) by Jonathan Stone
Publication Date: 2012

Russian literature is most celebrated for its Romantic and modernist poetry and 19th-century novels. While literary traditions of varying sorts have been part of Slavic and Russian culture for over a millennium, it is only since the 18th century that they came to resemble literature from the West. The Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography.
History of Russian Literature (Print Book) by Andrew Kahn, Mark Lipovetsky, Irina Reyfman, and Stephanie Sandler
Publication Date: 2018

A History of Russian Literature provides a comprehensive account of Russian writing from its earliest origins in the monastic works of Kyiv up to the present day, still rife with the creative experiments of post-Soviet literary life.

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