“Subnovel” by Vasily Betaki and the Pushkin tradition. Vasily Betaki. The Hero of the 60s: Subnovel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22455/2541-8297-2019-11-92-145
УДК / UDK: 821.161.1
Issue:

2019 №11
About the author:

Mark Altschuller, PhD, professor emeritus, University of Pittsburgh, USA. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract:

The publication presents an unfinished narrative poem by the wellknown Russian poet Vasily Betaki (1930–2013) “The Hero of the 60s . Subnovel” (1960s — 1970s). The poem follows “Eugene Onegin” and depicts literary and social life during the “Khrushchev Thaw”. The preface gives a very short history of the Russian “onegiana” for approximately 150 years.
Keywords: Vasily Betaki, Alexander Pushkin, “Eugene Onegin”, imitation, parody, reinterpretation, literary atmosphere, social life.
For citation:

Altschuller Mark. “Subnovel” by Vasily Betaki and the Pushkin tradition. Literary fact, 2019, no. 1(11), pp. 92–145. (In Russ.)

DOI 10.22455/2541-8297-2019-11-92-145
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