{"product_id":"three-russian-tales-of-the-eighteenth-century-the-comely-cook-vanka-kain-and-poor-liza-paperback","title":"Three Russian Tales of the Eighteenth Century: The Comely Cook, Vanka Kain, and Poor Liza - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMikhail Chulkov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatvei Komarov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNikolai Karamzin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who cannot read the language of the original texts, the lively and varied world of eighteenth-century Russian literature has been largely inaccessible. In this valuable collection, expert translator David Gasperetti presents three seminal tales that express the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns of late-eighteenth-century Russia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe country's first bestseller, Matvei Komarov's \u003ci\u003eVanka Kain\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a renowned thief and police spy and is also an excellent historical source on the era's criminal underworld. Mikhail Chulkov's \u003ci\u003eThe Comely Cook\u003c\/i\u003e is a cross between Moll Flanders, with its comic emphasis on a woman of ill-repute who struggles to secure her place in society, and Tristram Shandy, with its parody of the conventions of novel writing. Finally, Nikolai Karamzin's \u003ci\u003ePoor Liza\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of a young woman who kills herself over a failed love affair, set the standard for writing sentimentalist fiction in Russia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaken as a whole, these three works outline the beginnings of modern prose fiction in Russia and also illuminate the literary culture that would give rise to the Golden Age of Russian letters in the middle of the next century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Gasperetti is associate professor of Russian at the University of Notre Dame and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Russian Novel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758140916000,"sku":"9780875806747","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8d8d78de809c574066da8171c50e3ad5.webp?v=1780119068","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/three-russian-tales-of-the-eighteenth-century-the-comely-cook-vanka-kain-and-poor-liza-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}