Book Series Guide

Author guide

Leonard J. Stanton Books in Order

Leonard J. Stanton taught Russian language, literature, and culture at Louisiana State University and was an associate professor of Russian. He earned a Ph.D. in Russian literature from the University of Kansas. His research focused on Russian religious philosophy, Dostoevsky, Gogol, and theories of language and the word.

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The Optina Pustyn Monastery in the Russian Literary Imagination: Iconic Vision in Works by Dostoevsky, Gogol, Tolstoy, and Others

Stanton's foundational solo monograph and clearest introduction to his scholarship on Russian literature, religious thought, and language.

Interpreting Nikolai Gogol Within Russian Orthodoxy: A Neglected Influence on the First Great Russian Novelist

A later co-authored study focused on Gogol and the religious unity of his work.

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scholarly monograph series · unknown

Middlebury Studies in Russian Language and Literature

A scholarly monograph series published by Peter Lang.

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    The Optina Pustyn Monastery in the Russian Literary Imagination: Iconic Vision in Works by Dostoevsky, Gogol, Tolstoy, and Others

    Book 3 · nonfiction · 1995

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  1. Interpreting Nikolai Gogol Within Russian Orthodoxy: A Neglected Influence on the First Great Russian Novelist

    nonfiction · 2006

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