The art of compromise : the life and work of Leonid Leonov /
Thomson, Boris.
The art of compromise : the life and work of Leonid Leonov / Boris Thomson. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2001. - 1 online resource (xii, 407 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early Years and Literary Debut Badgers 1924 Thief 1927 Stories and Plays 1927-1928 Sot' and Locusts 1930-1931 Skutarevsky 1932 Road to Ocean 1935 Three Plays 1936-1940 War Years 1941-1945 An Ordinary Man and A Golden Coach 1940-1946 Russian Forest 1953 Late Revisions 1955-1962 Pyramid 1994 Art of Compromise Zapis'na bereste 1 3 -- 2 32 -- 3 52 -- 4 78 -- 5 99 -- 6 125 -- 7 149 -- 8 173 -- 9 191 -- 10 203 -- 11 215 -- 12 239 -- 13 265 -- 14 285 -- Appendix 295.
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Although the Russian novelist and playwright Leonid Leonov had published extensively before 1917 he considered that his literary career began only in 1922 with the short story Buryga. His talent developed rapidly in the comparatively free cultural climate of the first decade of the Revolution and by 1927 his characteristic style and themes were already formed. It was in this year, however, that the Communist Party began to impose its demands on the artists and intellectuals. Leonov's beliefs and values were incompatible with the Soviet version of Marxism but he tried to affirm them indirectly in his work through structure, imagery and allusion, while outwardly conforming to official demands. This manoeuvring inevitably led him into some questionable compromises which in turn damaged his reputation, both at home and abroad. Leonov himself was painfully conscious of the moral dilemmas involved and his later works return again and again to the question: is it possible to compromise without being compromised?There are fourteen chapters in the volume, each devoted to one or more of Leonov's works, setting the successive stages of his evolution against a background of changing cultural and political policies.
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9781442680500 (electronic bk.) 1442680504 (electronic bk.) 1282014471 9781282014473 9786612014475 6612014474
10.3138/9781442680500 doi
22573/ctt54br5 JSTOR
Leonov, Leonid, 1899-1994.
Leonov, Leonid, 1899-1994.
Leonov, Leonid, 1899-1994
Leonov, Leonid Maksimovič.
Leonov, Leonid M.
Leonov, Leonid M.
1900 - 1999
Authors, Russian--20th century--Biography.
Communism and literature--Soviet Union.
Écrivains russes--20e siècle--Biographies.
Communisme et littérature--URSS.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--General.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Authors, Russian.
Communism and literature.
Soviet Union.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
e-books.
Biographies.
Livres numériques.
PG3476.L5 / Z92 2001
891.73/42
The art of compromise : the life and work of Leonid Leonov / Boris Thomson. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2001. - 1 online resource (xii, 407 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early Years and Literary Debut Badgers 1924 Thief 1927 Stories and Plays 1927-1928 Sot' and Locusts 1930-1931 Skutarevsky 1932 Road to Ocean 1935 Three Plays 1936-1940 War Years 1941-1945 An Ordinary Man and A Golden Coach 1940-1946 Russian Forest 1953 Late Revisions 1955-1962 Pyramid 1994 Art of Compromise Zapis'na bereste 1 3 -- 2 32 -- 3 52 -- 4 78 -- 5 99 -- 6 125 -- 7 149 -- 8 173 -- 9 191 -- 10 203 -- 11 215 -- 12 239 -- 13 265 -- 14 285 -- Appendix 295.
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Although the Russian novelist and playwright Leonid Leonov had published extensively before 1917 he considered that his literary career began only in 1922 with the short story Buryga. His talent developed rapidly in the comparatively free cultural climate of the first decade of the Revolution and by 1927 his characteristic style and themes were already formed. It was in this year, however, that the Communist Party began to impose its demands on the artists and intellectuals. Leonov's beliefs and values were incompatible with the Soviet version of Marxism but he tried to affirm them indirectly in his work through structure, imagery and allusion, while outwardly conforming to official demands. This manoeuvring inevitably led him into some questionable compromises which in turn damaged his reputation, both at home and abroad. Leonov himself was painfully conscious of the moral dilemmas involved and his later works return again and again to the question: is it possible to compromise without being compromised?There are fourteen chapters in the volume, each devoted to one or more of Leonov's works, setting the successive stages of his evolution against a background of changing cultural and political policies.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781442680500 (electronic bk.) 1442680504 (electronic bk.) 1282014471 9781282014473 9786612014475 6612014474
10.3138/9781442680500 doi
22573/ctt54br5 JSTOR
Leonov, Leonid, 1899-1994.
Leonov, Leonid, 1899-1994.
Leonov, Leonid, 1899-1994
Leonov, Leonid Maksimovič.
Leonov, Leonid M.
Leonov, Leonid M.
1900 - 1999
Authors, Russian--20th century--Biography.
Communism and literature--Soviet Union.
Écrivains russes--20e siècle--Biographies.
Communisme et littérature--URSS.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--General.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Authors, Russian.
Communism and literature.
Soviet Union.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
e-books.
Biographies.
Livres numériques.
PG3476.L5 / Z92 2001
891.73/42