01750nam a2200325 i 4500 215084 InACL 20261007140913.0 261007s1997 xxu 0 eng d 9780820433462 0820433462 InACL eng rda InACL 891.709145 AUS 23 Austin, Paul M. author The exotic prisoner in Russian romanticism / Paul M. Austin New York : Peter Lang, 1997 214 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Besides new themes of alienation and desires for self-fulfillment, European Romanticism brought to Russian literature the congenial themes of captivity and exotic worlds. Between 1820 and 1840 there developed an enormous literature with hosts of prisoners in exotic locales in the Caucasus.Loneliness and desire for freedom competed with elaborate descriptions of unknown peoples - Chechens, Georgians, Tatars and Circassians - to produce a literature of unparalleled brilliance, brought to a dazzling culmination by Lermontov's "Bela" in 1839. The exotic prisoner theme with its exotic trappings then disappears, leaving as its heritage the powerful themes of loneliness and introspection which other writers were subsequently to give their own unique treatment. Russian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism. Romanticism -- Russia. Prisoners in literature. History and criticism Romanticism Prisoners in literature Russian literature Russian literature, history and criticism 633875 633875 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL GEN 2026-10-07 0 891.709145 AUS 215084 2026-10-07 14:09:13 2026-10-07 BK