History of Russian Symbolism

Zusammenfassung This book is the first detailed history of the Russian Symbolist movement! which served as the seedbed of Existentialism and Modernism in Russia. It reassesses the Symbolists' achievements in the light of modern research! focusing on their literary works. Prose is quoted in English translation and poetry given in the original Russian with prose translations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Prologue: decadence or rebirth? The European fin de siècle and the Russian precursors; Part I. The art of the cell: 1. Transitional writers; 2. The new poetry in St Petersburg; 3. Russian Symbolism acquires a name; Part II. Collective Creation: 4. The foundation of Mir Iskusstva and the role of the visual and performing arts; 5. From Mir Iskusstva to Novyi Put; 6. Russian Symbolism comes of age; Part III. Gleams Of Paradise: 7. The turn of the century; 8. The Sophia-myth and the theme of apocalypse; Part IV. A Glittering Hell: 9. The Russo-Japanese War and the 1905 revolution; 10. The antithesis; Part V. Our Home From The Beginning: 11. 'From the real to the more real'; 12. Russian Symbolism and Russian literature; Epilogue; Notes; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography, Index.

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• Authors: Avril Pyman, Avril (University of Durham) Pyman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.03.2006
• EAN: 9780521024303
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02430-3
• No. of pages: 504
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Slavonic linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Russian, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet