
Russian Realisms
by Molly Brunson
Title:
Russian Realisms
Author:
Molly Brunson
Series (if any):
NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
264 pages
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
ISBN-13:
9780875807386
EAN:
9780875807386
Publication Date:
10/09/2016
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
534
Dimensions (mm):
156 x 228 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
One fall evening in 1880, Russian painter Ilya Repin welcomed an unexpected visitor to his home: Lev Tolstoy. The renowned realists talked for hours, and Tolstoy turned his critical eye to the sketches in Repin's studio. Tolstoy's criticisms would later prompt Repin to reflect on the question of creative expression and conclude that the path to...















