Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1104307 Russian Literature 2008 13 Pages PDF
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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