The Function of Love in Solzhenitsyn's The First Circle

Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, like Boris Pasternak before him, insists upon the primacy of life over any socio-political system. To lead truly meaningful lives, his characters must comprehend that they are responsible for their own actions; that they are engaged in an existential struggle which pits indi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: John Schillinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New Prairie Press 1977-01-01
Series:Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Online Access:http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol1/iss2/6