{"product_id":"eight-twentieth-century-russian-plays-european-drama-classics-0810113740","title":"Eight Twentieth-Century Russian Plays (European Drama Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0810113740\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Langen, Timothy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussia produced more notable dramas in the twentieth century than at any other time in its history, yet many of the plays from this period have been only sporadically available in English, and others have never been translated before. For each of these eight works, Timothy Langen and Justin Weir provide an insightful introduction to the literary, cultural, and political contexts in which the plays first appeared, considering the influence that various literary movements had on the development of Russian drama and exploring the effect of the increasingly politicized climate of the new Soviet state.Included in this volume:Sacred Blood, by Zinaida Gippius; The Unknown Woman, by Alexander Blok; Vladimir Mayakovsky, by Vladimir Mayakosky; The Case of the Entry Room, by Victor Ardov; Squaring the Circle, by Valentin Kataev; Elizaveta Bam, by Daniil Kharms; Grain, by Vladimir Kirshon; and The Guests, by Leonid Zorin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52191481332000,"sku":"NEW0810113740","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71B9NyQwQJL.jpg?v=1786831508","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/eight-twentieth-century-russian-plays-european-drama-classics-0810113740","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}