M.: Nauka, 1983-1994, 7587 pp.

History of World Literature - a multi-volume publication prepared by the Institute of World Literature. A. M. Gorky and examines the development of the literatures of the peoples of the world from antiquity to the beginning of the 20th century.

According to the original plan, the story was to consist of 10 volumes. However, by the beginning of the publication, volume 10 (literature from 1945 to the 1960s) was removed from the plan and replaced with a “detailed conclusion” to volume 9. A total of 8 volumes were published from 1983 to 1994, although the title page invariably stated “in 9 volumes”; The 9th volume, dedicated to the literature of 1917-1945, never saw the light of day, although it was prepared (as reported in the preface to the 8th volume, in connection with the process of “radical revaluation” of many phenomena of literature of the Soviet period, it was decided not to publish it) .

The initiator of the publication was I. G. Neupokoeva. The editor-in-chief was G.P. Berdnikov (vols. 1-7), in the 8th volume his deputy Yu.B. Vipper is listed as the editor-in-chief, and Berdnikov was simply a member of the editorial board.

The editorial board included: A. S. Bushmin, D. S. Likhachev, G. I. Lomidze, D. F. Markov, A. D. Mikhailov, S. V. Nikolsky, B. B. Piotrovsky, G. M. Friedlander, M. B. Khrapchenko, E. P. Chelyshev. In volume 8, L. G. Andreev, P. A. Nikolaev, V. R. Shcherbina were added to them. In addition, each volume had a separate editorial board headed by an executive editor.

Volume I dedicated to the development of world literature from ancient times, from its folklore origins to the beginning of the century. e. The volume analyzes both the early literature of Asia and Africa, as well as the classical literature of Asia and European antiquity that replaced them and partly absorbed their achievements.

Volume II covers the period from the 2nd - 3rd centuries. n. e. until the XIII - early XIV centuries, i.e. the Early and Mature Middle Ages. It examines in detail the process of radical transformation of the literary traditions of Antiquity and the formation of literature among young peoples; shows how, as a result of the complex interaction of these two principles, a new type of literature develops - medieval literature.

Volume III reproduces the picture of world literature from the end of the 13th - beginning of the 14th centuries. until the turn of the XVI - XVII centuries. It widely presents the literature of the European Renaissance - the era defined by F. Engels as “the greatest progressive revolution that humanity has previously experienced” and describes in detail the fate of humanistic trends in the literatures of the peoples of the East.

Volume IV covers literature of the 17th century. The authors of the volume trace how the main social conflict of the era - the clash between the forces striving to preserve the dominance of medieval foundations and the tendencies of the New Age, which is paving its way - is uniquely refracted in the literature of various regions of the world.

Volume V dedicated to the literature of the 18th century.

Volume VI gives a picture of world literature from the Great French Revolution to the mid-19th century. It shows that the steady expansion of international literary connections leads to that qualitative leap in the development of world artistic culture, which has enormous historical significance, which was noted by the classics of Marxism in the “Manifesto of the Communist Party.”

Volume VII dedicated to the literary process of the second half of the 19th century.

Volume VIII covers the development of world literature from the 1890s to 1917, i.e., during the era of the formation of imperialism and on the eve of the proletarian revolution.

The text mostly lacks illustrations and synchronistic tables.

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The first eight volumes of the History of World Literature were published in 1983-1994. (Vol. 1--8: Complete set. The ninth volume was not published. The publication is completed.)

Published by the Academy of Sciences. Institute of World Literature named after. A.M. Gorky. M. Science. 1983-1994 More than 5000 pages, illustrations, tables. Hardcover. Encyclopedic format.

The "History of World Literature" offered to the attention of readers is intended to characterize the historical movement of literatures...(More) world from ancient times, from the very origins of literature, to the 20th century. and identify the leading patterns of this movement. In Marxist literary criticism, this is the first work so broad in the scope of the generalized material. The need to create this kind of work is obvious. This necessity is dictated by the very logic of the development of our literary science. Recently, the geographical and historical boundaries of the studied literature and artistic monuments have noticeably expanded. At the same time, interest in finding ways to generalize the rich historical and literary material available is becoming increasingly acute. Convincing evidence of this is the significant achievements of Soviet science in the development of methods for the comparative study of the world literary process. The publication of the Marxist history of world literature meets the urgent social needs of our days.

"History of World Literature", prepared by the Institute of World Literature. A. M. Gorky RAS in collaboration with a number of other scientific institutions and organizations is a unique publication that examines the development of literature of the peoples of the world from the era of Antiquity to the present day.

Within the volume, the presentation is structured according to the cultural-territorial principle. All volumes are accompanied by name indexes (as if the publication was published under the auspices of the IRLI, and not the IMLI), synchronistic tables in which the most significant literary events are clearly presented in a single chronological order. The first eight volumes of the History of World Literature were published in 1983-1994. In terms of the composition of authors, it seems to us that the first volume is in the lead: it is decorated with the names of S. S. Averintsev, M. L. Gasparov, P. A. Grintser, V. Vs. Ivanova.

EACH VOLUME IS DEDICATED TO ONE CHRONOLOGICAL PERIOD:

T. 1. The most ancient literatures (up to the beginning of the new era).

T. 2. Literatures of the III-XIII centuries.

T. 3. The Renaissance (XIV-XVI centuries).

T. 4. XVII century.

T. 5. XVIII century.

T. 6. XIX century.

T. 7. XIX century.

T. 8. World literature at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. (From the 1890s to 1917, that is, during the era of the formation of imperialism and on the eve of the proletarian revolution).

Within the volume, the presentation is structured according to the cultural-territorial principle. All volumes are accompanied by synchronistic tables in which the most significant literary events are clearly presented in a single chronological order.

Format: DOCX, eBook (originally computer)
Year of manufacture: 1983-1994
Genre: collection of articles, textbook
Publisher: Nauka
Language: Russian
Number of pages: 7587
Description: History of World Literature - a multi-volume publication prepared by the Institute of World Literature. A. M. Gorky and examines the development of the literatures of the peoples of the world from antiquity to the beginning of the 20th century.
According to the original plan, the story was to consist of 10 volumes. However, by the beginning of the publication, volume 10 (literature from 1945 to the 1960s) was removed from the plan and replaced with a “detailed conclusion” to volume 9. A total of 8 volumes were published from 1983 to 1994, although the title page invariably stated “in 9 volumes”; The 9th volume, dedicated to the literature of 1917-1945, never saw the light of day, although it was prepared (as reported in the preface to the 8th volume, in connection with the process of “radical revaluation” of many phenomena of literature of the Soviet period, it was decided not to publish it) .
The initiator of the publication was I. G. Neupokoeva. The editor-in-chief was G.P. Berdnikov (vols. 1-7), in the 8th volume his deputy Yu.B. Vipper is listed as the editor-in-chief, and Berdnikov was simply a member of the editorial board.
The editorial board included: A. S. Bushmin, D. S. Likhachev, G. I. Lomidze, D. F. Markov, A. D. Mikhailov, S. V. Nikolsky, B. B. Piotrovsky, G. M. Friedlander, M. B. Khrapchenko, E. P. Chelyshev. In volume 8, L. G. Andreev, P. A. Nikolaev, V. R. Shcherbina were added to them. In addition, each volume had a separate editorial board headed by an executive editor.

Volume 1
Volume I is devoted to the development of world literature from ancient times, from its folklore origins to the beginning of the century. e. The volume analyzes both the early literature of Asia and Africa, as well as the classical literature of Asia and European antiquity that replaced them and partly absorbed their achievements.

Volume 2
Volume II covers the period from the 2nd - 3rd centuries. n. e. until the XIII - early XIV centuries, i.e. the Early and Mature Middle Ages. It examines in detail the process of radical transformation of the literary traditions of Antiquity and the formation of literature among young peoples; shows how, as a result of the complex interaction of these two principles, a new type of literature develops - medieval literature.

Volume 3
Volume III reproduces the picture of world literature from the end of the 13th - beginning of the 14th centuries. until the turn of the XVI - XVII centuries. It widely presents the literature of the European Renaissance - the era defined by F. Engels as “the greatest progressive revolution that humanity has previously experienced” and describes in detail the fate of humanistic trends in the literatures of the peoples of the East.

Volume 4
Volume IV covers literature of the 17th century. The authors of the volume trace how the main social conflict of the era - the clash between the forces striving to preserve the dominance of medieval foundations and the tendencies of the New Age, which is paving its way - is uniquely refracted in the literature of various regions of the world.

Volume 5
Volume V is dedicated to literature of the 18th century.

Volume 6
Volume VI gives a picture of world literature from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. It shows that the steady expansion of international literary connections leads to that qualitative leap in the development of world artistic culture, which has enormous historical significance, which was noted by the classics of Marxism in the “Manifesto of the Communist Party.”

Volume 7
Volume VII is devoted to the literary process of the second half of the 19th century.

Volume 8
Volume VIII covers the development of world literature from the 1890s to 1917, that is, during the era of the formation of imperialism and on the eve of the proletarian revolution.

Add. information: The text mostly lacks illustrations and synchronistic tables