{"product_id":"challenging-the-bard-gary-rosenshield-9780299293543","title":"Challenging the Bard: Dostoevsky and Pushkin: A Study of Literary Relationship","description":"When geniuses meet, something extraordinary happens, like lightning produced from colliding clouds, observed Russian poet Alexander Blok. There is perhaps no literary collision more fascinating and deserving of study than the relationship between Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), Russia's greatest poet, and Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-81), its greatest prose writer. In the twentieth century, Pushkin, \"Russia's Shakespeare,\" became enormously influential, his literary successors universally acknowledging and venerating his achievements. In the nineteenth century, however, it was Dostoevsky more than any other Russian writer who wrestled with Pushkin's legacy as cultural icon and writer. Though he idolized Pushkin in his later years, the younger Dostoevsky exhibited a much more contentious relationship with his eminent precursor. In \u003ci\u003eChallenging the Bard\u003c\/i\u003e, Gary Rosenshield engages with the critical histories of these two literary titans, illuminating how Dostoevsky reacted to, challenged, adapted, and ultimately transformed the work of his predecessor Pushkin. Focusing primarily on Dostoevsky's works through 1866--including \u003ci\u003ePoor Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Double\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Prokharchin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gambler\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Crime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e--Rosenshield observes that the younger writer's way to literary greatness was not around Pushkin, but through him. By examining each literary figure in terms of the other, Rosenshield demonstrates how Dostoevsky both deviates from and honors the work of Pushkin. At its core, \u003ci\u003eChallenging the Bard\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique perspective on the poetry of the master, Pushkin, the prose of his successor, Dostoevsky, and the nature of literary influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Rosenshield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299293548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299293543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014","brand":"Gary Rosenshield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913579331839,"sku":"9780299293543","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a29479f6-8698-4851-bb41-3c183e404e14.jpg?v=1680621167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/challenging-the-bard-gary-rosenshield-9780299293543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}