The Columbia Guide to the Literatures of Eastern Europe Since 1945
Author | : Harold B. Segel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 641 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Authors, East European |
ISBN | : 9780231528993 |
Download The Columbia Guide to the Literatures of Eastern Europe Since 1945 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Iron Curtain concealed from western eyes a vital group of national and regional writers. Marked by not only geographical proximity but also by the shared experience of communism and its collapse, the countries of Eastern Europe--Poland, Hungary, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, and the former states of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany--share literatures that reveal many common themes when examined together. Compiled by a leading scholar, the guide includes an overview of literary trends in historical context; a listing of some 700 authors by country; and an A-to-Z section of articles on the most influential writers.