Küchlya Decembrist Poet. A Novel by Yuri Tynianov (Hardback Book)

Name: Küchlya Decembrist Poet. A Novel by Yuri Tynianov (Hardback Book)
Brand: Academic Studies Press

Academic Studies Press

The poet Wilhelm K\u00FCchelbecker, Pushkin\u2019s school-friend, suffered twenty years of imprisonment and Siberian exile for his part in the ill-fated Decembrist rising of 1825 against the Russian autocracy. His largely forgotten life and work are vividly recreated in K\u00FCchlya (1925), a pioneering historical novel by the eminent literary scholar and Formalist theorist Yuri Tynianov. Writing at a time when Stalin was tightening his grip on Soviet culture and society, Tynyanov implicitly brings together the disquieting experiences of the 1820s and the 1920s. In a lively, innovative style, his gripping and moving narrative, here translated for the first time, evokes the childhood, youth, beliefs and often absurd adventures of a Quixotic, idealistic protagonist against the richly complex backdrop of\n\nK\u00FCchlya\nDecembrist Poet. A Novel\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note tha;