The salamander and other Gothic tales

Author(s)

• Odoevskiĭ, V. F. (Vladimir Fedorovich), kni︠a︡zʹ

Bibliographic Information

The salamander and other Gothic tales

Vladimir Odoevsky ; translated with an introduction by Neil Cornwell

Northwestern University Press, 1992

Note

Translated from Russian

Includes bibliographical references (p. 8)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Salamander and Other Gothic Tales contains eight stories by Vladimir Odoevsky (1804-69). These include The Salamander, The Cosmorama, and The Sylph, Odoevsky's three main metaphysical tales. The collection as a whole represents some of the best of Russian Romantic fiction from the first half of the nineteenth century. This is the first English edition of Odoevsky's work to be published since 1965 and six of the tales are here translated for the first time.

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Details

• NCID: BA35762790
• ISBN:
  • 0810110628
• LCCN: 92025756
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: rus
• Place of Publication: Evanston, Ill.
• Pages/Volumes: 215 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PG3337.O3
  • DC20 : 891.73/3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Odoevskiĭ, V. F. (Vladimir Fedorovich), kni︠a︡zʹ, 1803-1869 -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction