Mimesis: The Literature of the Soviet Avant-Garde

The Russian Revolution was a literary and political upheaval that transformed traditional expectations of fiction and poetry, and Valery Podoroga's book explores how literature can be used in world-building and as a document of a former age.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 02 July 2024
Publisher: Verso Books

The Russian Revolution was a significant literary and political transformation that had a profound impact on the literary landscape. One of the key figures in this movement was Andrei Platonov, a Russian writer who produced works that challenged traditional notions of fiction and poetry. Another important figure was the futurist collective Oberiu, which also played a significant role in shaping the literary landscape of the time. Valery Podoroga, a leading Russian literary thinker, has delved into the revolutionary works of Platonov and Oberiu to explore how the Soviet experiment overturned the traditional expectations of fiction and poetry. This volume expands on Podoroga's critical exploration of the analytic anthropology of literature, focusing on the ways in which literature can be used to create worlds and reflect the external world. Podoroga explores the function of literature outside of its time, both as a means to project itself into the future and as a document of a former age. He also examines the ways in which we can read the past through these works of imagination. The volume includes an introductory essay from Podoroga's daughter, Ioulia Podoroga, which provides further insight into her father's work and the historical context in which it was produced.

Weight: 222g
Dimension: 153 x 235 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804294895