Viacheslav Ivanov - A Symbolist Life

A poet, scholar, philosopher, religious thinker, translator, and teacher, Viacheslav Ivanov (1866-1949) was one of the most extraordinary figures of Russia's tumultuous twentieth century. This definitive biography of Ivanov tells the full story of his life and work amid the cataclysmic events of his time.

About the author

Michael Wachtel is professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Princeton University. He is the author of several books on Russian poetry and poetics, including The Cambridge Introduction to Russian Poetry (2004). He has edited volumes of Ivanov's poetry, correspondence, essays, and scholarship in English, Russian, and German.

Summary

A poet, scholar, philosopher, religious thinker, translator, and teacher, Viacheslav Ivanov (1866–1949) was one of the most extraordinary figures of Russia’s tumultuous twentieth century. This definitive biography of Ivanov tells the full story of his life and work amid the cataclysmic events of his time.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Wachtel, Wachtel Michael
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2025
• EAN: 9780231218375
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21837-5
• No. of pages: 736
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, Russia, European History, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, Literature: history & criticism, Biography: writers, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Literature: history and criticism, HISTORY / Russia / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet, Vyacheslav Ivanov