Fiction and Society in the Age of Pushkin
| Author | : William Mills Todd |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674299450 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674299450 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (450 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fiction and Society in the Age of Pushkin by : William Mills Todd
Download or read book Fiction and Society in the Age of Pushkin written by William Mills Todd and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Todd describes the ideology of the educated westernized gentry, then charts the possibilities for literary life: first patronage, the salons, popular literature; then rapid emergence of an incipient literary profession. He explores the interactions of literature and society as writers "discovered" their own milieu and were discovered by it.