Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘a great pleasure to read. It is a sophisticated, erudite, searching, and
subtle piece of work. It is written in a lively and stimulating manner, and
displays a range to which few of Dr Kelly’s peers in the field of Russian
scholarship can aspire.’
Phil Cavendish, School of Slavonic and East European Studies,
University of London
‘a brilliant essay, written with elegance, informed, incisive,
provocative . . . you may love it, perhaps loathe it, or feel perplexed,
but not remain indifferent.’
A. G. Cross, Cambridge University
‘Kelly’s brief but clear and effective study [is] a skilful blending of
literary personalities rather than leaning simply on chronology . . . it is
an original book, well done and documented, and extremely readable.’
John Bayley, St Catherine’s College, Oxford University