Beyond metafiction : self-consciousness in Soviet literature /

A study of metafiction - fiction in which an important theme is its own fictional status - in Soviet literature. It questions previous treatments of metafiction and suggests a framework for new approaches to Soviet literary history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shepherd, David (David G.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1992.
Subjects:	Leonov, Leonid M. Šaginjan, Mariėtta S. Vaginov, Konstantin K. Kaverin, Veniamin A. Russian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Experimental fiction, Russian > History and criticism. Self-consciousness (Awareness) in literature. Fiction > Technique. Russian fiction > Technique. Roman russe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Roman expérimental > Ex-URSS > Histoire et critique. Roman russe > Technique. Roman > Technique. Conscience de soi dans la littérature. Experimental fiction, Russian Fiction > Technique Russian fiction Self-consciousness (Awareness) in literature Erzähltechnik Literatur Metafiktion Proza. Metafictie. Romans. Russisch. 1900-1999 Geschichte 1917-1988. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Metafiction and Soviet Literature
2. Reflecting on Fiction: Leonid Leonov
3. Facts versus Figures: Marietta Shaginyan
4. Discrowning the Writer: Konstantin Vaginov
5. Knowing the Artist: Veniamin Kaverin
6. Re Reading, Rewriting
7. Conclusion: Rewriting Literary History.