Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

McQuillen, Colleen, 1972-

Publication

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2013].

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Details

Description

xv, 282 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Studies of the Harriman institute

Uniform Title

Studies of the Harriman Institute.

Subject

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

Bibliography (note)

• 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.

Call Number

JFE 14-3434

ISBN

• 9780299296148 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0299296148 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780299296131 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2013015052

OCLC

842316379

Author

McQuillen, Colleen, 1972- author.

Title

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

Publisher

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2013].

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Studies of the Harriman institute

Studies of the Harriman Institute.

Bibliography

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

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Research Call Number

JFE 14-3434