{"product_id":"silhouettes-of-russian-writers-literary-and-philosophical-essays-by-yuli-aikhenvald-9798887197203","title":"Silhouettes of Russian Writers: Literary and Philosophical Essays by Yuli Aikhenvald","description":"Nabokov's early artistic life, was one of the most influential Russian literary critics of the early 20th century. This collection, presented in English for the first time, offers Aikhenvald's impassioned interpretations of major Russian authors and a timely theoretical vision addressing an urgent question in this \"crisis-of-the-humanities\" moment: What is the function of criticism?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGershkovich, Tatyana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eTatyana Gershkovich\u003c\/b\u003e is the William S. Dietrich Associate Professor of Russian Studies at Carnegie Mellon University. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt in Doubt: Tolstoy, Nabokov, and the Problem of Other Minds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Northwestern UP, 2022), and essays published in PMLA, the \u003ci\u003eSlavic and Eastern European Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the History of Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Her scholarship has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities, The American Academy in Berlin, and the International Vladimir Nabokov Society.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackwell, Stephen H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eStephen H. Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Russian literature and language at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has published widely on the works of Vladimir Nabokov, including most recently\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNabokov's Secret Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(2024), and several prior works on Nabokov's scientific activities.","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572180451602,"sku":"9798887197203","price":124.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7815ac0c-0478-4722-8199-f67d58a1200a.jpg?v=1755856162","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/silhouettes-of-russian-writers-literary-and-philosophical-essays-by-yuli-aikhenvald-9798887197203","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}