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Valeria Sobol - Febris Erotica - 9780295988962 - V9780295988962
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Febris Erotica

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Description for Febris Erotica Paperback. Aims to probe beyond the perception of 'love and death' as a constant theme of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russian literature, examining what underlies the stereotype about the destructive power of romantic love and why Russian writers so willingly employ this cliche. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.

The destructive power of obsessive love was a defining subject of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russian literature. In Febris Erotica, Sobol argues that Russian writers were deeply preoccupied with the nature of romantic relationships and were persistent in their use of lovesickness not simply as a traditional theme but as a way to address pressing philosophical, ethical, and ideological concerns through a recognizable literary trope. Sobol examines stereotypes about the damaging effects of romantic love and offers a short history of the topos of lovesickness in Western literature and medicine.

Read an interview with the author: http://www.rorotoko.com/index.php/article/valeria_sobol_interview_febris_erotica_lovesickness_russian_literary_imagin/

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Literary Conjugations
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295988962
SKU
V9780295988962
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About Valeria Sobol
Valeria Sobol is associate professor of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Illinois.

Reviews for Febris Erotica
"One of the great contributions Sobol makes is her attention to the mutual influence of the languages of science and literature."
Lonny Harrison
Canadian Slavonic Papers
"One of the book's key strengths, its full-blooded engagement with the scientific contexts that inform the (mostly) novels at hand, shows Sobol to be of the best sort of humanities scholar, ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Febris Erotica


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