Proverbs in Russian literature : from Catherine the Great to Alexander Solzhenitsyn /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	McKenna, Kevin J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English Russian
Language Notes:	Text in English; proverbs in transliterated Russian with English translation.
Published:	Burlington, Vt. : University of Vermont, 1998.
Series:	Supplement series of Proverbium ; v. 3.
Subjects:	Proverbs, Russian > History and criticism. Proverbs in literature. Chulkov, M. D. > (Mikhail Dmitrievich), > 1740-1793. > Prigozhai︠a︡ povarikha. Catherine > II, > Empress of Russia, > 1729-1796. > Vsi︠a︡kai︠a︡ Vsi︠a︡china. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, > 1821-1881. > Prestuplenie i nakazanie. Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910. > Anna Karenina. Solzhenit︠s︡yn, Aleksandr Isaevich, > 1918-2008. > Avgust chetyrnadt︠s︡atogo. Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910. > Vlastʹ tʹmy.

Table of Contents:

Functions of proverbs in Mikhail Chulkov's novel, 'The comely cook, or, The adventures of a debauched woman' / Rimma Baykova
Proverbs and the empress : the role of Russian proverbs in Catherine the Great's 'All sorts and sundries' / Kevin J. McKenna
Raskolnikov and Tsar Gorox / James L. Rice
Tolstoy's use of proverbs in 'The power of darkness' / Andrew Donskov
Set phrases of consolation and exhortation : judging proverbial and Biblical wisdom in 'Anna Karenina' / Rebecca Hogan
Peasants, proverbs, and problems of historical narrative in 'August 1914' / John Kohan
A bibliography of proverbs in Russian literature / Wolfgang Mieder.