{"title":"Angela Brintlinger","description":"\u003cp\u003eAngela Brintlinger's works explore the enduring significance of literature within cultural and educational contexts, with a particular focus on Russian literary traditions. Her writings invite readers to engage deeply with critical perspectives on why classic and contemporary texts continue to matter in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the realm of \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Brintlinger's books offer insightful analysis that enriches understanding of literature's role in shaping identity and thought. Ideal for readers interested in literary studies and the ongoing conversation about the value of the humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"why-we-still-need-russian-literature-by-angela-brintlinger-9781350242142","title":"Why We (Still) Need Russian Literature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor nearly two centuries, readers all over the world have turned to the great canon of Russian literature. Love and death, war and peace, yes, even crime and punishment; readers across the globe have found in Russian writing a substantial measure of intellectual provocation, aesthetic pleasure, emotional resonance, and personal solace. \u003cem\u003eWhy We (Still) Need Russian Literature\u003c\/em\u003e explores the familiar names of Pushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov to connect readers with these experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a lively, jargon-free style and insightful analyses of thought-provoking texts, this concise volume helps you to understand more fully the pleasure to be found in reading, and re-reading. By identifying what readers seek and find in Russian books—from aesthetically pleasing descriptions to apt psychological renderings—Angela Brintlinger aims to enhance the gratification of reading, giving armchair travellers an excuse to embark on a series of fascinating journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Brintlinger’s experiences as a scholar, teacher, and reader of literature, the book is informed by a deep cultural understanding of Russia and Russians. It reveals this through engaging literary meditations that connect Russian literature to the losses, ironies, and ambiguities that define the human condition. Exploring authors’ imagined readers as well as authors themselves, Brintlinger argues that it is these readers, from all over the world, who get to decide what literary works are worth reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a bonus, she offers an appendix with more names and titles, familiar and perhaps utterly new—books that show the ways in which Russian literature remains vital today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455880347884,"sku":"9781350242142","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350242142.jpg?v=1774863074"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/angela-brintlinger.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}