Haunted Empire Gothic and the Russian Imperial Uncanny

Haunted Empire shows that Gothic elements in Russian literature frequently expressed deep-set anxieties about the Russian imperial and national identity. Valeria Sobol argues that the persistent presence of Gothic tropes in the literature of the Russian Empire is a key literary form that enacts deep...

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Main Author: Sobol, Valeria (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2022
Series:NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
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