CRITICISM

Balasubramanian, Radha. “The Similarities between Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita and Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses.” The International Fiction Review 22, nos. 1-2 (1995): 37-46.

Discusses Rushdie's claim that Bulgakov's novel served as one of his greatest models for The Satanic Verses.

Blank, Ksana. “Bulgakov's Master and Margarita and the Music of Igor Stravinskii.” Slavonica 6, no. 2 (2000): 28-43.

Analyzes Bulgakov's allusions to composer Igor Stravinskii in his novel.

Bolen, Val. “Theme and Coherence in Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.” Slavic and East European Journal 16, no. 4 (winter 1972): 427-37.

Argues against critical opinion of Bulgakov's novel as lacking in thematic unity.

Davies, J. M. Q. “Bulgakov: Atheist or ‘Militant Old Believer’? The Master and Margarita Reconsidered.” Australian Slavonic and East European Studies 6, no. 1 (1992): 125-34.

Considers the role of the characters Yeshua and Woland in The Master and Margarita.

Elbaum, Henry. “The Evolution of The Master and Margarita.” Canadian Slavonic Papers XXXVII, nos. 1-2 (March-June 1995): 59-87.

Traces the history of the writing, censorship, and publication of The Master and Margarita.

Hoisington, Sona. “Fairy-Tale Elements in Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.” Slavic and East European Journal 25, no. 2 (summer 1981): 44-55.

Discusses the ways in which The Master and Margarita follows a conventional fairy-tale structure.

Shuttleworth, Mark. “Manuscripts Don't Translate? Some Issues Arising from the Translating of Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.” Babel 40, no. 4 (1994): 193-202.

Examines the best-known uncensored English translation of The Master and Margarita.

Additional coverage of Bulgakov's life and career is contained in the following sources published by Thomson Gale: Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: Biography & Resources, Vol. 1; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 105, 152; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 272; DISCovering Authors Modules: Dramatists and Novelists; Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century, Ed. 3; Literature Resource Center; Novels for Students, Vol. 8; Reference Guide to Short Fiction, Ed. 2; Reference Guide to World Literature, Eds. 2, 3; St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, Ed. 4; Short Story Criticism, Vol. 18; Twayne's World Authors; and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Vols. 2, 16.