Bulgakov: Life and Work
Her major authored scholarly biography and the best entry point to her central work on Mikhail Bulgakov.
Author guide
Ellendea Proffer Books in Order
Ellendea Proffer Teasley (born 1944) is an American scholar, editor, publisher, and author specializing in Russian literature, especially Mikhail Bulgakov. She co-founded Ardis Publishers and Russian Literature Triquarterly with Carl R. Proffer. Her major authored works include Bulgakov: Life and Work, while her editorial work includes anthologies and pictorial biographies of major Russian writers. She later published a memoir about Joseph Brodsky.
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Brodsky Among Us: A Memoir
Her most accessible and personal book, offering a memoir of Joseph Brodsky and the Ardis literary world.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Nonfiction (5)
- Tsvetaeva: A Pictorial Biography
photobiography · 1980
- A Pictorial Biography of Mikhail Bulgakov
photobiography · 1984
- Bulgakov: Life and Work
literary-biography · 1984
- Vladimir Nabokov: A Pictorial Biography
photobiography · 1991
- Brodsky Among Us: A Memoir
memoir · 2015
Edited works (5)
- Diaboliad and Other Stories
edited-collection · 1972
In Bulgakov's 'Diaboliad', the modest and unassuming office clerk Korotkov is summarily sacked for a trifling error from his job at the Main Central Depot of Match Materials, and tries to seek out his newly assigned superior, responsible…
- Silver Age of Russian Culture
edited-anthology · 1975
- Anna Akhmatova: Poems, Correspondence, Memoirs, Iconography
edited-collection · 1977
- The Ardis Anthology of Russian Futurism
edited-anthology · 1980
- Contemporary Russian Prose: An Anthology
edited-anthology · 1982
Other (1)
- An International Bibliography of Works by and About Mikhail Bulgakov
bibliography · 1976
Frequently asked questions about Ellendea Proffer
Who is Ellendea Proffer, also known as Ellendea Proffer Teasley?
Ellendea Proffer is an American author, translator, scholar, and publisher specializing in Russian and Soviet literature. She co-founded Ardis Publishers with Carl R. Proffer in 1971.
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Where did Ellendea Proffer study?
She earned a B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1966, followed by an M.A. in 1969 and Ph.D. in 1971 from Indiana University.
How did Soviet censorship shape Ellendea Proffer’s career?
Her encounters with Soviet literary culture helped lead to the founding of Ardis, which published Russian originals and English translations of works unavailable in the USSR because of censorship.
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Did Ellendea Proffer receive a MacArthur Fellowship?
Yes. She was named a 1989 MacArthur Fellow, with translation listed as her area of focus.
What is Ellendea Proffer’s legacy in Russian literature?
Through Ardis, she helped preserve and circulate Russian literature, including works censored by Soviet authorities. The University of Michigan describes Ardis as one of the foremost Western publishers of Russian and Soviet literature, and its records are now held in the university’s collections.
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