History of the Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe: Junctures and Disjunctures in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Making A

Contributors identified only by name examine connections and analogies within the literary cultures of East-Central Europe; they are not primarily interested in the region's relationship with Western Europe. The longest section covers theater as a literary institution; the other general themes are publishing and censorship, the uses of folklore, and itineraries of national self-images. Among specific topics are the national role of the Albanian literary journals, Polish modernist drama, national and international traits in the Latvian trickster velns, and overcoming Czech and Hungarian perspectives when writing Slovak literary history. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)