Yuri Lotman (1922-1993) was one of the most prominent and influential scholars of the twentieth century working in the Soviet Union. A co-founder of the Tartu-Moscow school of semiotics, he applied his mind to a wide array of disciplines, from aesthetics to literary and cultural history, narrative theory to intellectual history, cinema to mythology. This collection provides a stand-alone primer to his intellectual legacy in both semiotics and cultural history. It includes new translations of...
Appeals to both specialists and general interest readers Includes essays on texts and authors commonly taught in university literature courses Essays on early film will be of interest to scholars and students of cinema Tynianov's cultural theory is widely applicable and will be of interest to scholars and students of literature, arts, culture and media The introductory essay offers thorough and insightful historical context for Tynianov’s work and for the cultural history of the USSR in...
