First published in 1996. In his native Russia, Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) is one of the writers whose works are most frequently read and whose plays are most frequently staged. Since his publication of his works from 1960s onwards, he has emerged as a major European author. This collection contains twenty-one articles by scholars from eight different countries: Britain, Canada, Czech Republic, France, India, Russia, Ukraine and the USA. In a diverse range of contributions, the authors discuss Bulgakov against the literary and theatrical background of his own time and in the context of today’s polycentric, multicultural world.
This work is a collection of 21 articles by authors from eight different countries. The contributors discuss Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) against the literary and theatrical background, both of his own lifetime and in the context of the current multicultural, polycentric era.
