{"product_id":"a-history-of-russian-symbolism-paperback-9780521024303","title":"A History of Russian Symbolism (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521024303","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Russian Symbolism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the first detailed history of the Russian Symbolist movement, which served as the seedbed of Existentialism and Modernism in Russia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAvril Pyman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521024303, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 March 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e504 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 3 cm, 0.752 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Avril Pyman's authoritative book, [is] admirably thorough, well informed and scrupulously researched'.  The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: decadence or rebirth? The European fin de siècle and the Russian precursors\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The art of the cell: 1. Transitional writers\u003cbr\u003e 2. The new poetry in St Petersburg\u003cbr\u003e 3. Russian Symbolism acquires a name\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Collective Creation: 4. The foundation of Mir Iskusstva and the role of the visual and performing arts\u003cbr\u003e 5. From Mir Iskusstva to Novyi Put\u003cbr\u003e 6. Russian Symbolism comes of age\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Gleams Of Paradise: 7. The turn of the century\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Sophia-myth and the theme of apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. A Glittering Hell: 9. The Russo-Japanese War and the 1905 revolution\u003cbr\u003e 10. The antithesis\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Our Home From The Beginning: 11. 'From the real to the more real'\u003cbr\u003e 12. Russian Symbolism and Russian literature\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography, Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20poetry%20\u0026amp;%20poets%20%5BDSC%5D%22\"\u003eDSC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004453638424,"sku":"9780521024303","price":45.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521024303i.jpg?v=1694963700","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-russian-symbolism-paperback-9780521024303","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}