Hunting Nature Ivan Turgenev and the Organic World
In Hunting Nature , Thomas P. Hodge explores Ivan Turgenev's relationship to nature through his conception, description, and practice of hunting-the most unquenchable passion of his life. Informed by an ecocritical perspective, Hodge takes an approach that is equal parts interpretive and docume...
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Format | eBook |
Language | English |
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Cornell University Press
15.10.2020
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Summary: | In Hunting Nature , Thomas P. Hodge explores Ivan
Turgenev's relationship to nature through his conception,
description, and practice of hunting-the most unquenchable passion
of his life. Informed by an ecocritical perspective, Hodge takes an
approach that is equal parts interpretive and documentarian,
grounding his observations thoroughly in Russian cultural and
linguistic context and a wide range of Turgenev's fiction, poetry,
correspondence, and other writings. Included within the book are
some of Turgenev's important writings on nature-never previously
translated into English.
Turgenev, who is traditionally identified as a chronicler of
Russia's ideological struggles, is presented in Hunting
Nature as an expert naturalist whose intimate knowledge of
flora and fauna deeply informed his view of philosophy, politics,
and the role of literature in society. Ultimately, Hodge argues
that we stand to learn a great deal about Turgenev's thought and
complex literary technique when we read him in both cultural and
environmental contexts. Hodge details how Turgenev remains mindful
of the way textual detail is wedded to the organic world-the
priroda that he observed, and ached for, more keenly than
perhaps any other Russian writer. |
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ISBN: | 9781501750854 1501750852 |
DOI: | 10.7591/j.ctv104t9jm |