Libertinage in Russian Culture and Literature 2011.pdf

Libertinage in Russian Culture and Literature
Russian History and Culture
VOLUME 8
Editors-in-Chief
Jefffrey P. Brooks
The Johns Hopkins University
Christina Lodder
University of Edinburgh
The titles published in this series are lied at .
Libertinage in Russian
Culture and Literature
A Bio-History of Sexualities
at the Threshold of Modernity
By
Alexei Lalo
LEIDEN • BOSTON
2011
Cover illuration: Vlyublyonnye (The Lovers), by Konstantin Somov, 1910.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lalo, Alexei.
Libertinage in Russian culture and literature : a bio-history of sexualities at the threshold of
modernity / by Alexei Lalo.
p. cm. —(Russian history and culture, ISSN 1877-7791 ; v. 8)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-90-04-21119-3 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Russian literature—19th century—History and
criticism. 2. Russian literature—20th century—History and criticism. 3. Libertines in literature.
4. Modernism (Literature) I. Title. II. Series.

 2011
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ISSN 1877-7791
ISBN 978 90 04 21119 3
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