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Peter Lang From Orientalism To Cultural Capital: The Myth Of Russia In British Literature Of The 1920S by Olga Soboleva And Angus Wrenn
From Orientalism To Cultural Capital Presents A Fascinating Account Of The Wave Of Russophilia That Pervaded British Literary Culture In The Early Twentieth Century. The Authors Bring A New Approach To The Study Of This Period Exploring The Literary Phenomenon Through Two Theoretical Models From The Social Sciences: Orientalism And The Notion Of Cultural Capital Associated With Pierre Bourdieu. Examining The Responses Of Leading Literary Practitioners Who Had A Significant Impact On The Institutional Transmission Of Russian Culture They Reassess The Mechanics Of Cultural Dialogism Mediation And Exchange Casting New Light On British Perceptions Of Modernism As A Transcultural Artistic Movement And The Ways In Which The Literary Interaction With The Myth Of Russia Shaped And Intensified These Cultural Views.Show More