The firebird and the fox Russian culture under Tsars and Bolsheviks

"Showcasing the genius of Russian literature, art, music, and dance over a century of turmoil, within the dynamic cultural ecosystem that shaped it, The Firebird and the Fox explores the shared traditions, mutual influences and enduring themes that recur in these art forms. The book uses two em...

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1. Verfasser: Brooks, Jeffrey 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2019
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: An age of genius
  • Freedom and the fool
  • Desire and rebellion
  • Artists and subjects
  • Anton Chekhov in his time
  • The writer as civic actor
  • After realism : art and authority
  • The performing arts : Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
  • Celebrity, humor, and the avant-garde
  • A new normal
  • Irony and power
  • An era of the fox
  • Goodness endures