Written in Blood offers a fundamentally new interpretation of the emergence of modern terrorism, arguing that it formed in the Russian literary imagination well before any shot was fired or bomb exploded. Lynn Ellen Patyk contends that the prototype for the terrorist was the Russian writer, whose seditious word was interpreted as an audacious deed - and a violent assault on autocratic authority. Deftly combining riveting historical narrative with penetrating literary analysis of major and minor works, Patyk's groundbreaking book reveals the power of the word to spawn deeds and the power of literature to usher new realities into the world.

About the Author
Lynn Ellen Patyk is an associate professor of Russian at Dartmouth College.


Book Information
ISBN 9780299312244
Author Lynn Ellen Patyk
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm