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Abstract
Vladimir Odoevsky (1804-1869) was a fascinating and encyclopedic figurein nineteenth-century Russian culture, who in his day was mentioned in the same breath as Pushkin and Gogol. Thinker, pedagogue, musicologist, amateur scientist and public servant, he is now undergoing a revival as a virtually rediscovered writer of Romantic and Gothic fiction. The author, a leading specialist on Odoevsky, analyses the contribution of Odoevsky to Russian prose fiction and in particular his influential approach to Romanticism, his Gothic novellas and his proto-science fiction, as well as his critical reception.
Neil Cornwell is Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature at the University of Bristol and was the founder-editor of Irish Slavonic Studies.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Odoevsky and Romantic Poetics | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Preface | vi | ||
| Acknowledgments | viii | ||
| Note on Transliteration | x | ||
| Chapter 1. Vladimir Fedorovich Odoevsky | 1 | ||
| Chapter 2. V.F. Odoevsky's Ridiculous Dream About That? | 11 | ||
| Excursus. A Note on Aristidov's Mistresses | 30 | ||
| Chapter 3. Perspectives on Odoevsky's Romanticism | 33 | ||
| Chapter 4. Russkie Nochi | 69 | ||
| Chapter 5. Belinsky and V.F. Odoevsky | 100 | ||
| Chapter 6. Utopia and Dystopia in Russian Fiction | 120 | ||
| Chapter 7. V.F. Odoevsky and His Pestrye Skazki | 136 | ||
| Chapter 8. Valdimir Odoevsky and Russian Gothic | 145 | ||
| Chapter 9. Piracy and Higher Realism | 157 | ||
| Select Bibliography | 168 |