Stalin's Ghosts: Gothic Themes in Early Soviet Literature

Stalin's Ghosts examines the impact of the Gothic-fantastic on Russian literature in the period 1920-1940. The volume shows how Soviet authors drew on the traditional archetypes of the genre, such as the castle, the body, vampires, ghosts, villains, madness, and unnatural death, presenting a revisionist challenge to the view of Soviet literature as strictly rational.

• | By (Author): Muireann Maguire (Author)
• | Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• | Publication Date: Nov 28, 2012
• | Country of Publication: Switzerland
• | Number of Pages: 331 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 303430787X
• | ISBN-13: 9783034307871