Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1104307 | Russian Literature | 2008 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
This paper examines the presence of Menippean satire in Russian postmodern prose. The works discussed include Anatolii Korolev's Golova Gogolja, Viktor Pelevin's Chapaev i Pustota, and Vasilii Aksenov's Vol'ter'iantsy i vol'ter'ianki. In accordance with the Bakhtinian model of classical Menippean satire, these works serve as a vehicle for the renewal of literary forms through a greater hybridization of generic conventions, a mixing of extremely diverse discourses and an exuberant play with language.
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