The Emergence of a Hero. A Tale of Romantic Love in Russia around 1800, Hardback/***

A history of Russian emotional culture of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as told through the story of the life and death of Andrei Turgenev (1781-1803), the author of a confessional diary, a gifted poet, and an early Russian Romantic who failed to live up to the principles and models he cherished. Publisher: Oxford University Press Illustration(s): several black and white figures/illustrations Translator: Leo (Translator) Shtutin Number of pages: 368 Collection: Emotions in History Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 165 x 243 x 25 Cover type: Hardback