{"product_id":"self-conscious-realism-metafiction-and-the-nineteenth-century-russian-novel-9781781883860","title":"Self-Conscious Realism: Metafiction and the Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoes metafiction - the literary technique that forces readers to acknowledge that they are reading a work of fiction - have a hidden past? Margarita Vaysman's insightful study challenges the view of metafiction as a postmodern phenomenon and reveals that it thrived in mid-nineteenth century in Russia. Practised by writers of disparate ideological persuasions, metafiction was the creative answer to the period's twin preoccupations with politics and aesthetics. Moreover, it wove these contemporary debates into the very fabric of Russian literature's most recognised genre -- the classic realist novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSelf-Conscious Realism\u003c\/em\u003e, Vaysman examines metafiction's complex correlation with the Russian realist tradition in three novels from the 1860s: \u003cem\u003eWhat Is to Be Done?\u003c\/em\u003e (1863) by Nikolai Chernyshevskii, \u003cem\u003eTroubled Seas\u003c\/em\u003e (1863) by Aleksei Pisemskii, and \u003cem\u003eA Woman's Lot\u003c\/em\u003e (1862) by Avdot'ia Panaeva. These case studies are richly contextualised by the writers' diaries, letters, memoirs, and legal and financial documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargarita Vaysman is a Lecturer in Russian at the University of St Andrews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margarita Vaysman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Legenda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781883860\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legenda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43245408026739,"sku":"9.78178E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b51d0c8a-09bc-4676-acb4-8f8a69c15aa8.jpg?v=1754400784","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/self-conscious-realism-metafiction-and-the-nineteenth-century-russian-novel-9781781883860","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}