One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: A Critical CompanionThis companion to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's enduring classic about a day in the life of a Soviet gulag work camp includes a general introduction discussing the work in the context of the author's oeuvre as well as its place within the Russian literary tradition. Also included are fascinating primary sources and background materials, an annotated bibliography, and discussions of the work by leading scholars Robert Louis Jackson, Richard Tempest, and Dariusz Tolczyk. Combining scholarship with accessibility, this critical companion--part of the acclaimed AATSEEL series--illuminates a great work of literature and will enhance its appreciation by students and teachers. |
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Contents
Ivan Denisovich and the Peasant Perspective | 5 |
A Chronology of Important Dates | 32 |
Ivan Denisovich | 41 |
Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich | 54 |
Ambiguity in Solzhenitsyns Text | 70 |
The Road to Publication | 87 |
Early Responses | 107 |
Contributors | 129 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: A Critical Companion Aatseel Series Northwestern / AATSEEL critical companions to russian literature Northwestern/AATSEEL critical companions to Russian literature |
| Editor | Alexis Klimoff |
| Edition | illustrated, annotated |
| Publisher | Northwestern University Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0810112140, 9780810112148 |
| Length | 128 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / Russian & Soviet |
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