Master and Margarita - Resources
Various resources I've consulted to enhance my understanding of The Master and Margarita
Podcasts
The Slavic Literature Pod (excellent and highly recommended. There are four episodes on The Master and Margarita. If you pick just one podcast, this is the one to go for. [Episode 1]
Overdue [Spotify]
A Book of Some Substance [Spotify]
Classical Stuff You Should Know [Spotify]
Books
The Master & Margarita: A Critical Companion, Edited by Laura D. Weeks. (Borrow free for 14 days)
A Reader’s Companion to Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, JAE Curtis (Publisher) (sampler)
Articles
Retranslations: Do they get us back to the source text? Six English translations of M. Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita”, Natalia Kaloh Vid [JSTOR - Paywalled, but a free trial is available]
The Russian Gate to Postmodernism: Mikhail Bulgakov, Vana Goblot [electronic book review]
Fairy-Tale Elements in Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, Sona Hoisington [JSTOR]
Websites
The Master and Margarita - A scholarly deep dive of the novel and its history by Kevin Moss, former chair of the Russian Department at Middlebury College. It’s an old site that's actually quite fun to browse for nostalgic reasons. Some of the info is outdated, and many of the links are broken. It contains excellent analysis and is worth an hour or two.
Bulgakov Art - This is such a rich resource for artwork. Incredible. Expect to be there a while!