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A History of Russian Symbolism
Contributor(s): Pyman, Avril (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521024307     ISBN-13: 9780521024303
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $58.89  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2006
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Annotation: This book is the first detailed history of the Russian Symbolist movement, from its initial hostile reception as a symptom of European decadence to its absorption into the mainstream of Russian literature, and eventual disintegration. It focuses on the two generations of writers whose work served as the seedbed of Existentialism in thought and of Modernism in prose and the performing arts, and reassesses their achievements in the light of modern research. At the centre of the study are the texts themselves, with prose quoted in English translation and poetry given in the original Russian with prose translations. There is a valuable bibliography of primary sources and an extensive chronological appendix. This book will fill a long-felt gap, and will be invaluable to students and teachers of Russian and comparative literature, Symbolism, modernism, and pre-revolutionary Russian culture.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union
- Literary Criticism | European - General
Dewey: 891.709
LCCN: 2006279892
Physical Information: 1.12" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.61 lbs) 504 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Cultural Region - Russia
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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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 is given in the original Russian with prose translations. There is a valuable bibliography of primary sources and an extensive chronological appendix. This book will fill a long-felt gap for students and teachers of Russian and comparative literature, symbolism, modernism, and pre-revolutionary Russian culture.
 
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