Literary Journals in Imperial Russia [Hardcover]

Originally published in 1998, this was the first volume to examine the extraordinary history of literary journals in imperial Russia.This is the first work to examine the extraordinary influence of literary journals in imperial Russia. Given the prohibition on political action or even political discussion in Russia, these journals served as the principal means by which Russia discovered, defined and shaped itself; and every major Russian novel of the nineteenth century was first published there in serial form. Essays by leading scholars analyse the social forces shaping literary journals, and the major journals and journalists of the period.This is the first work to examine the extraordinary influence of literary journals in imperial Russia. Given the prohibition on political action or even political discussion in Russia, these journals served as the principal means by which Russia discovered, defined and shaped itself; and every major Russian novel of the nineteenth century was first published there in serial form. Essays by leading scholars analyse the social forces shaping literary journals, and the major journals and journalists of the period.This is the first work to examine the extraordinary history of literary journals in imperial Russia. Given the restrictions on political action and even political discussion in Russia, these journals served as the principal means by which Russia discovered, defined and shaped itself; and virtually every major Russian novel of the nineteenth century was first published there in serial form. Essays by leading scholars analyze the social forces shaping literary journals, and the major journals and journalists of the period.1. Introduction Robert A. Maguire; Part I. Eighteenth Century: 2. The creation of journals and the profession of letters in the eighteenth century Gary Marker; Part II. Early Nineteenth Century: 3. Periodicals in literary life of the early nineteenth century William Mills Todd III; 4. Journal wars involving lS(