Article

Name: “…And Unseen and Unknown Tears?” Book Review

Authors: Francesco Varlaro

Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

In the section Secondary or Alternative: On the Russian Magazine Fiction of 19th Century

Abstract:

The article notes the strengths and weaknesses of the book “Laughter visible to the world”. On the one hand, the book introduces into scientific circulation new texts and literary facts related to laughter and the comic in Russian and European culture. On the other hand, the form of the textbook is not the most successful, and one could write a monograph. The book can be used in the educational process, but it is important not to stop there and formulate an independent concept in a special scientific monograph.

Keywords: Russian literature of the 19th century, Iskra, theory of parody

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