Routledge, 2013. — 1012 p. — ISBN 1-884964-10-9.
This guide provides informative essays and selective bibliographies on the main writers of Russian for students and general readers. Covering all of Russian literature, this handbook emphasizes 19th- and 20th-century authors. The guide uses the Western alphabet, so anonymous works appear under their English title and are interfiled in alphabetical order with author entries. Entries for writers include a brief biography, a list of the writer's primary works in chronological order, a selected list of bibliographies, and critical studies. The guide begins with 13 detailed essays that cover most periods, topics, and genres of Russian literature. This reference source belongs in all libraries with large literature collections.
Old Russian Literature,
by Robin Milner-GullandPre-Revolutionary Russian Theatre,
by A.D.P. BriggsRussian Literature in the 18th Century,
by W. Gareth JonesAleksandr Pushkin: From Byron to Shakespeare,
by David M. BetheaThe Classic Russian Novel,
by Richard FreebornThe Superfluous Man in Russian Literature,
by Ellen ChancesWomen’s Writing in Russia,
by Catriona KellyRussian Literary Theory: From the Formalists to Lotman,
by Michael O’ToolePost-Revolutionary Russian Theatre,
by Birgit BeumersExperiment and Emigration: Russian Literature, 1917-1953,
by Boris LaninSocialist Realism in Soviet Literature,
by Katerina ClarkThaws, Freezes, and Wakes: Russian Literature, 1953-1991,
by David GillespieRussian Literature in the Post-Soviet Period,
by Alla Latynina and Martin Dewhirst