Book contents
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II Influences
- Chapter 5 William Shakespeare
- Chapter 6 Russian Literature and Culture
- Chapter 7 Oscar Wilde
- Chapter 8 Samuel Beckett
- Chapter 9 Václav Havel
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 6 - Russian Literature and Culture
from Part II - Influences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2021
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II Influences
- Chapter 5 William Shakespeare
- Chapter 6 Russian Literature and Culture
- Chapter 7 Oscar Wilde
- Chapter 8 Samuel Beckett
- Chapter 9 Václav Havel
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Russian literature and culture are topics to which Stoppard has repeatedly returned, from his ongoing critical engagement with revolutionary movements (from Herzen to Lenin and beyond) to his adaptations of Tolstoy and Chekhov.
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- Tom Stoppard in Context , pp. 45 - 52Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021