The pragmatics of insignificance : Chekhov, Zoshchenko, Gogol / Cathy Popkin
1993, 1st edition. Stanford : Stanford University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #403979
ISBN: 0804722099
Physical description; viii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index. Contents; Introduction: Triviality and Tellability -- 1. Anton Chekhov: Reinventing Events -- 2. Mikhail Zoshchenko: Great Strides and Trivial Indiscretions -- 3. Zoshchenko and the Politics of Perceptibility -- 4. Nikolai Gogol: Distended Discourse and the Pragmatics of Elaboration -- 5. Gogol's Coats and Clutter: Content and Its Discontents -- Conclusion: Too Little and Too Much -- Story and Discourse and the Pragmatics of Insignificance. Subjects; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860-1904 Criticism and interpretation. Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860-1904. Zoshchenko, Mikhail 1895-1958. Gogol', Nikola Vasil'evich 1809-1852. Russian fiction 19th century History and criticism. Russian fiction 20th century History and criticism. Discourse analysis, Narrative. Roman russe 19e siècle Histoire et critique. Roman russe 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Discours narratif. Discourse analysis, Narrative. Russian fiction. Discourse analysis, Narrative. Russian fiction 19th century History and criticism. Russian fiction 20th century History and criticism. Novel Modern Russian literature Criticism.
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