Silence and the Rest: Verbal Skepticism in Russian Poetry

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Silence and the Rest Northwestern University Press Studies in Russian Literature and Theory Series Editors Robert Belknap Caryl Emerson Gary Saul Morson William Mills Todd III Andrew Wachtel Silence and the Rest VERBAL SKEPTICISM IN RUSSIAN POETRY Sofya Khagi northwestern university press / evanston, illinois Northwestern University Press www.nupress.northwestern.edu This book has been published with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Copyright © 2013 by Northwestern University Press. Published 2013. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Khagi, Sofya. Silence and the rest : verbal skepticism in Russian poetry / Sofya Khagi. p. cm. — (Northwestern University Press studies in Russian literature and theory) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8101-2920-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Russian poetry—History and criticism. 2. Language and languages— Philosophy. I. Title. II. Series: Studies in Russian literature and theory. PG3041.K43 2013 891.7109—dc23 2013004711 o The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ...