I meant Petrushevskaia.
----- Original Message -----
From: Inna Tigountsova <itigount at du.edu>
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:58 am
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Monsters of Russian Literature
> Dear Renne
>
> Any of Iurii Mamleev characters from his "Idlers", or many other
> works would qualify. Many of Petrsuhevskaia characters would, too.
>
> It depends on how bad you like them. Dostoevsky has a fine
> bestiary: from his characters in 'Bobok' to the Underground Man
> and some such. If vampires and perverts are your preferred choice,
> you may do well with Mamleev.
>
> Inna Tigountsova
> DU
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Yoffe <yoffe at GWU.EDU>
> Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:45 am
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Monsters of Russian Literature
>
> > Gogol's Vij! And other characters too. But Vij (povest') is full
> > of very detailed descriptions of most bizarre monsters including
> > Vij himself.
> > MY
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Renne Holmquist <renne.holmquist at GMAIL.COM>
> > Date: Monday, November 13, 2006 11:23 pm
> > Subject: [SEELANGS] Monsters of Russian Literature
> > To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> >
> >
> > > Dear SEELANGS,
> > >
> > > I am working on a project about monsters. Who are the great
> > monsters
> > > of
> > > Russian Literature? Svidrigailov comes first to mind, but I
> > would be
> > > curious
> > > to know which characters catch your imagination.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Renne Holmquist
> > >
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