ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|14 pages

HOME AND HOMELESSNESS

chapter 2|14 pages

FROM SALON TO SAMIZDAT

chapter 3|10 pages

NIKOLKA TURBIN AND THE BULGAKOV BROTHERS

chapter 4|12 pages

BULGAKOV, STALIN AND AUTOCRACY

chapter 17|10 pages

THE TRAGIC IRONY OF FAME

chapter 18|6 pages

DIABOLIAD—KAFKIAD?