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Author:

McQuillen, Colleen, 1972- author.

Title:

The modernist masquerade : stylizing life, literature, and costumes in Russia / Colleen McQuillen.

Publisher:

The University of Wisconsin Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Russian literature--19th century--History and criticism.
Russian literature--20th century--History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature)--Russia.
Masquerades--Russia.
Masquerades in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index.

Contents:

Masquerades in Russian history and culture -- The travestied masquerade : aesthetics, ethics, and demonism -- The political masquerade : impersonation, national identity, and power -- The gender masquerade : constructions of feminine identity -- Figurative costumes : metaphors in text and textile -- Character costumes : cultural memory and the philological masquerade -- Avant-garde costumes : estranging practices of masquerade -- Revealing costumes : bared bodies on stage -- The early Soviet masquerade.

ISBN:

0299296148 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780299296148 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)842316379

LCCN:

2013015052

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)