Soviet Latvia and Exile: Political Changes in the Aftermath of WWII and Their Impact on Latvian Literary Histories

Māra Grudule; Benedikts Kalnačs

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-18724-7_8

Soviet Latvia and Exile: Political Changes in the Aftermath of WWII and Their Impact on Latvian Literary Histories

Māra Grudule
, Benedikts Kalnačs^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, University of Latvia

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In this chapter we examine a variety of publications on literary history from the late 1940s to the 1980s, whether issued in the Western diaspora or conceived and written in Soviet Latvia. These include collective multi-volume surveys as well as contributions by individual authors (Our principal sources in this section are Veselis (1947), Niedre (1952), Johansons (1953), Andrups and Kalve (1954), Sokols (1956-1963), Kalninṃš (1971), Ekmanis (1978), Čakars et al. (1987)). We also discuss seemingly minor arenas for the discussion of the history of literature (such as literary almanacs), which we find relevant due to their substantial role in overcoming ideological restrictions on the reception of Latvian literature in Soviet Latvia. Comparative aspects of literary studies are also scrutinized.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Politics of Literary History
Subtitle of host publication	Literary Historiography in Russia, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Finland after 1990
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	173-195
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031187247
ISBN (Print)	9783031187230
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18724-7_8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2024

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Soviet Latvia and Exile: Political Changes in the Aftermath of WWII and Their Impact on Latvian Literary Histories. / Grudule, Māra ; Kalnačs, Benedikts.
The Politics of Literary History: Literary Historiography in Russia, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Finland after 1990. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. p. 173-195.

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