Provides a sense of the development of Russian women's writing over the last 200 years. It includes texts from well-known and lesser-known authors alike. All translations have been commissioned for this book, and poetry is presented in the original Russian, as well as in English.
This is the first systematic historical anthology of Russian women''s writing to appear in any language.At a time of growing interest, both in the West and in Russia itself, the Anthology provides a radically new sense of the dynamic development of Russian women''s writing - poetry, prose, and drama - over the last 200 years. Including important texts by well-known writers such as Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Elena Shvarts, and Olga Sedakova, the Anthology also introduces outstanding works by lesser-known writers, such as Sofya Soboleva, Olga Shapir, Mariya Shkapskaya, Anna Barkova, and Vera Merkureva. All translations have been commissioned for this volume and poetry is presented in the original Russian as well as in English.A companion volume to Dr Kelly''s History of Russian Women''s Writing 1820-1992 (also available from OUP), this is an indispensable source for readers and students of women''s writing, and for all those concerned with women''s history, the history of feminism, and Russian literature in general.
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