From the Bible to Shakespeare: Pantelejmon Kulis (1819-1897) and the Formation of Literary Ukrainian

This is the first comprehensive study of the language program of the prominent Ukrainian writer and ideologue Pantelejmon Kulis (1819-1897) whose translations of the Bible and Shakespeare proved most innovative in the formation of literary and the national self-identification of Ukrainians. The author looks at Kulis's translations from the perspective of cultural and ethnic studies, presenting literary Ukrainian as a process of negotiation among literary traditions, religions (rites), political movements, and personalities.

This book may be used in university courses on the history of Slavic languages and literatures, contemporary theories of nation-building and national identity as well as language contact and (historical) sociolinguistics. The discussion of language policy in the Russian Empire and Austria-Hungary can be included in regular university courses on Slavic civilizations, history of Central and Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, and Ukraine).

Author: Andrii Danylenko
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Published: 08/08/2019
Pages: 472
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.95d
ISBN13: 9781644691359
ISBN10: 1644691353
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
- Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes | Historical Events

About the Author
Andrii Danylenko is a well-known Slavists who edited and authored several books on Slavic linguistics and philology as well as dozens of studies on a wide array of topics ranging from Indo-European to literary Ukrainian. He is an editorial Board member of several publications and a reviewer for numerous publications and programs in North America, Europe, and Japan.