A Hamlet Of His Time: Vsevolod Garshin; The Man, His Works, And His Milieu
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A scholarly work of literary criticism and biography, this study presents a richly detailed portrait of Vsevolod Garshin, the tormented nineteenth-century Russian writer whose short fiction left an indelible mark on the realist tradition. Peter Henry chronicles Garshin's life against the turbulent backdrop of late Imperial Russia, drawing compelling parallels between the writer's own psychological anguish and the brooding, introspective qualities of Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet. The work carefully situates Garshin's output within its cultural and intellectual milieu, illustrating how his stories—marked by themes of war, madness, and moral crisis—both reflected and challenged the social anxieties of his era. Written with academic rigor yet an accessible and engaging tone, A Hamlet of His Time argues that Garshin deserves far greater recognition in the Western canon, positioning him as a singular and haunting voice in Russian literature.
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A scholarly work of literary criticism and biography, this study presents a richly detailed portrait of Vsevolod Garshin, the tormented nineteenth-century Russian writer whose short fiction left an indelible mark on the realist tradition. Peter Henry chronicles Garshin's life against the turbulent backdrop of late Imperial Russia, drawing compelling parallels between the writer's own psychological anguish and the brooding, introspective qualities of Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet. The work carefully situates Garshin's output within its cultural and intellectual milieu, illustrating how his stories—marked by themes of war, madness, and moral crisis—both reflected and challenged the social anxieties of his era. Written with academic rigor yet an accessible and engaging tone, A Hamlet of His Time argues that Garshin deserves far greater recognition in the Western canon, positioning him as a singular and haunting voice in Russian literature.
