Russian Postmodernism: New Perspectives on Post-Soviet Culture

Mikhail Epstein, Aleksandr Genis, Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover

Berghahn Books, 1999 - Literary Criticism - 528 pages

The last ten years were decisive for Russia, not only in the political sphere, but also culturally as this period saw the rise and crystallization of Russian postmodernism. The essays, manifestos, and articles gathered here investigate various manifestations of this crucial cultural trend. Exploring Russian fiction, poetry, art, and spirituality, they provide a point of departure and a valuable guide to an area of contemporary literary-cultural studies which is currently insufficiently represented in English-language scholarship. A brief but useful "Who's Who in Russian Postmodernism" as an appendix introduces many authors who have never before appeared in a reference work of this kind and renders this book essential reading for those interested in the latest trends in Russian intellectual life.

Contents

• From Modernism to: 3
• Literary Manifestos by Mikhail Epstein: 105
• A Catalogue of New Poetries 1987: 145
• Cultural Manifestos by Mikhail Epstein: 152
• The Aesthetics of: 185
• The New Model of Discourse in PostSoviet Russian: 227
• Word and Image in: 299
• From Apophatic Theology to: 345
• Paradigms of Contemporary Culture: 394
• The Myth: 423
• On the Place of Postmodernism in Postmodernity: 456
• Whos Who in Russian Postmodernism: 469

About the author

Mikhail N. Epstein was one of the main proponents of postmodernism in Russia and the founder of the Laboratory of Modern Culture, Experimental Center of Creativity, Moscow. He is S. C. Dobbs Professor of Cultural Theory and Russian Literature at Emory University (USA) and Professor of Russian and Cultural Theory, Director of Centre for Humanities Innovation, at Durham University (UK). Alexander A. Genis is a Russian-American writer, literary critic, broadcaster, and author of multiple books and essays about classical and modern Russian literary studies and contemporary cultural studies.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Russian Postmodernism: New Perspectives on Post-Soviet Culture; Berghahn Series; Volume 3 of Studies in Slavic literature, culture, and society
• Authors: Mikhail Epstein, Aleksandr Genis, Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
• Editor: Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
• Translated by: Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Berghahn Books, 1999
• ISBN: 1571810285, 9781571810281
• Length: 528 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / Russian & Former Soviet Union; Literary Criticism / Russian & Soviet; Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Social Science / Regional Studies