Elisa Kriza, PhD, Aarhus University, Denmark, has previously taught courses on dissident and émigré literature and on cultural encounters and conflicts. Her research focus lies on the interrelations of cultural output in international contexts.
"The merits of this book are several and decisive. First of all it
shows a solid and comprehensive grasp of Solzhenitsyn's work in its
entirety and the huge body of criticism it has fostered, from books
to articles and from political statements to reviews and debates in
various media. Second, the ambition of making a reception study
that redefines the field and, at the same time, exemplifies it
through an investigation of a vast and complex material is
innovative and represents a real scholarly achievement. Third, the
comparative and interdisciplinary approach is organically embedded
in the chapters in their detailed readings, and documents Elisa
Kriza`s capacity to master a differentiated use of the vast
material." -- Svend-Erik Larsen, Professor of Comparative
Literature, Aarhus University
"Revising by nature, Elisa Kriza`s study re-examines selected
principal tendencies of Solzhenitsyn`s reception in the Anglophone
and German-speaking world since the 1960s, and contextualizes his
oeuvre within the framework of witness literature and
representations of confinement. The main (and timely) question she
posits is: Political factors notwithstanding, should Solzhenitsyn
still be read in the West todayand if yes, why and how?" -- Andrei
Rogatchevski, Professor of Russian Literature and Culture,
University of Tromsø, Norway
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