V.F. Odoevsky: His Life, Times and Milieu
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
V.F. Odoevsky: His Life, Times and Milieu
By (Author) Neil Cornwell
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
19th November 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
European history
947.07
Physical Properties
Hardback
448
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
807g
Description
Odoyevsky (1804-1869) was a leading writer, musicologist, popular educator and public servant in Russia, close to the major historical events of his period and acquainted with many of the leading personalities, from Pushkin to Glinka, to Turgenev, Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky, as well as Berlioz and Wagner. Based upon published and unpublished sources in Russia and the West, Cornwell paints a portrait of one of Russias central figures, though little known in the West.
Author Bio
Neil Cornwell is Emeritus Professor in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Bristol, UK.
