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The History of Russian Literature on Film
The History of Russian Literature on Film
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Description
Unlike most previous studies of literature and film, which tend to privilege particular authors, texts, or literary periods, David Gillespie and Marina Korneeva consider the multiple functions of filmed Russian literature as a cinematic subject in its own right-one reflecting the specific political and aesthetic priorities of different national and historical cinemas. In this first and only comprehensive study of cinema's various engagements of Russian literature focusing on the large period 1895-2015, The History of Russian Literature on Film highlights the ways these adaptations emerged from and continue to shape the social, artistic, and commercial aspects of film history.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Russian Literature and Film
Chapter One: The Early Years of Russian Film and Literary Adaptation, 1908-1919
Chapter Two: Writers in 'the Golden Age' of Soviet Cinema, 1920-1929
Chapter Three: Socialist Realism and Classics for the Masses, 1930-1953
Chapter Four: Adaptation and the Thaw, 1953-1964
Chapter Five: The Long Nineteenth Century, 1964-1991
Chapter Six: The Twentieth Century in the 'Stagnation,' 1964-1991
Chapter Seven: A New Beginning? The Post-Soviet Period, 1991-2020
Chapter Eight: Foreign Adaptations of Russian Literature, 1909-2020
Conclusion: Transferring Word to Screen
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
Product details

Published | 28 Dec 2023 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 424 |
ISBN | 9781501316890 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
Illustrations | 72 bw illus |
Series | The History of World Literatures on Film |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
About the contributors
Reviews
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The sheer number of films referenced in The History of Russian Literature on Film provides evidence both of the central role such adaptations have played in the history of Russian and Soviet cinema and of the volume's ambition. This book follows the evolution of cinematic readings of the nineteenth-century classics, from Pushkin to Chekhov, and a large number of Soviet writers, providing a useful source of information for further research.
Julian Graffy, Professor Emeritus of Russian Literature and Film, University College London, UK
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This book is the first comprehensive exploration of the adaptation of Russian literature into film, offering a detailed survey of Russian films from 1908 to 2020, as well as a brief consideration of select foreign films. The History of Russian Literature on Film will be the point of departure for untold journeys that explore the transfer of the Russian written word to the visual vocabulary of film.
Frederick H. White, Professor of Russian and Integrated Studies, Utah Valley University, USA
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The History of Russian Literature on Film provides a highly readable and fully comprehensive overview of film adaptations of Russian literature from over a century of cinema, to the present day, in Russia, the former Soviet Union and beyond. It is the most in-depth and extensive account of its kind.
Jeremy Hicks, Professor of Russian Culture and Film, Queen Mary University of London, UK

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