Description
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.
Author: Thomas P. Hodge
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 10/15/2020
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.33w x 0.87d
ISBN13: 9781501750847
ISBN10: 1501750844
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European | General
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Soviet
- Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes | Nature
About the Author
Thomas P. Hodge is Professor of Russian at Wellesley College, and author of A Double Garland.