The New Russian Book : A Graphic Cultural History Hardback
by Birgitte Beck Pristed
Part of the New Directions in Book History series
Hardback
Description
This book takes up the obtrusive problem of visual representation of fiction in contemporary Russian book design.
By analyzing a broad variety of book covers, the study offers an absolutely unique material that illustrates a radically changing notion of literature in the transformation of Soviet print culture to a post-Soviet book market.
It delivers a profound and critical exploration of Russian visual imaginary of classic, popular, and contemporary prose.
Among all the carelessly bungled covers of mass-published post-Soviet series the study identifies gems from experimental designers.
By taking a comparative approach to the clash of two formerly separate book cultures, the Western and the Soviet, that results both in a mixture of highbrow and lowbrow forms and in ideological re-interpretations of the literary works, this book contributes to opening an East-West dialogue between the fields of Russian studies, contemporary book and media history, art, design, and visual studies.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:343 pages, 47 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 343 p. 50 illus., 47 ill
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:13/10/2017
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- ISBN:9783319507071
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:343 pages, 47 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 343 p. 50 illus., 47 ill
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:13/10/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9783319507071
