Russian Grotesque Realism The Great Reforms And The Gentry Decline

Russian Grotesque Realism: The Great Reforms And The Gentry Declinenbsp;offers A Comprehensive Reevaluation Of The Russian Realist Novel And Proposes That A Composite Style, Grotesque Realism, Developed In Response To Social Upheaval During The Post-reform Era. In This Compelling Study, Ani Kokobobo Argues That If The Realism Of Pre-reform Russia Could Not Depict Socioeconomic Change Directly, The Grotesque Provided An Indirect Means For Russian Writers To Capture The Instability Of The Times And The Decline Of The Gentry. While Realism Historically Represented The Psychological Depth Of Characters, The Grotesque Focused More On The Body, Materialism, And Categorical Confusions In Order To Depictnbsp;characters Whose Humanity Had Eroded.