Russian Symbolism And Literary Tradition

Author : Avril Pyman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0521024307

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A History of Russian Symbolism by Avril Pyman Pdf

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.

Author : Michael Wachtel
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 029914450X

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Russian Symbolism and Literary Tradition by Michael Wachtel Pdf

Michael Wachtel explores here the art and development of Vyacheslav Ivanov (1866-1949), a poet and theorist who articulated a highly influential concept of Symbolism. The German writers Goethe and Novalis played a powerful part in Ivanov's vision and were, in his mind, powerful precursors in a proto-Symbolist pantheon. Their work not only influenced his writing but also, in maintaining the Symbolist creed of unity in art and life, altered his world perspective. Wachtel, in exploring Ivanov's relationship to Goethe and Novalis, illuminates the issues that lie at the core of Symbolism: the theory of the symbol, poetics, poetry as theurgy, the relationship between literary creation and "real life," and the theory and practice of translation.

Author : Ronald E. Peterson
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993-07-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027276902

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A History of Russian Symbolism by Ronald E. Peterson Pdf

The era of Russian Symbolism (1892-1917) has been called the Silver Age of Russian culture, and even the Second Golden Age. Symbolist authors are among the greatest Russian authors of this century, and their activities helped to foster one of the most significant advances in cultural life (in poetry, prose, music, theater, and painting) that has ever been seen there. This book is designed to serve as an introduction to Symbolism in Russia, as a movement, an artistic method, and a world view. The primary emphasis is on the history of the movement itself. Attention is devoted to what the Symbolists wrote, said, and thought, and on how they interacted. In this context, the main actors are the authors of poetry, prose, drama, and criticism, but space is also devoted to the important connections between literary figures and artists, philosophers, and the intelligentsia in general. This broad, detailed and balanced account of this period will serve as a standard reference work an encourage further research among scholars and students of literature.

Author : Ronald E. Peterson
Publisher : Ann Arbor, Mich. : Ardis
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Russian poetry
ISBN : UCSC:32106007343848

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The Russian Symbolists by Ronald E. Peterson Pdf

Author : Oleg A. Maslenikov
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780520374669

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The Frenzied Poets by Oleg A. Maslenikov Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1952.

Author : Pamela Davidson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521114551

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The Poetic Imagination of Vyacheslav Ivanov by Pamela Davidson Pdf

Vyacheslav Ivanov, poet, philosopher and critic, played a key role in the formation of the early twentieth-century Russian literature as leader of the religious branch of the Symbolist movement and his influence spread to Europe after his emigration to Italy in 1924. Pamela Davidson explores Ivanov's poetic method, relating his art to his central beliefs (in particular his interpretation of the ancient Greek religion of Dionysus and of the teachings of Vladimir Solovyov) and considering the ways in which he attempted to embody these ideas in his own life. She focuses on Ivanov's interpretation of Dante and in so doing, opens up fresh perspectives on the wider question of Russia's relation to the Western cultural tradition and Catholicism. Detailed analyses of Ivanov's pre-revolutionary poetry and of his translations from Dante form the basis of the second part of the study and extensive use is made of unpublished archival materials from the Soviet Union and Italy.

Author : Martin P. Rice
Publisher : Ann Arbor : Ardis
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UCAL:B4395853

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Valery Briusov and the Rise of Russian Symbolism by Martin P. Rice Pdf

Author : Michael Wachtel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521004934

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The Cambridge Introduction to Russian Poetry by Michael Wachtel Pdf

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Author : Andrew Kahn,Mark Lipovetsky,Irina Reyfman,Stephanie Sandler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780192549532

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A History of Russian Literature by Andrew Kahn,Mark Lipovetsky,Irina Reyfman,Stephanie Sandler Pdf

Russia possesses one of the richest and most admired literatures of Europe, reaching back to the eleventh century. A History of Russian Literature provides a comprehensive account of Russian writing from its earliest origins in the monastic works of Kiev up to the present day, still rife with the creative experiments of post-Soviet literary life. The volume proceeds chronologically in five parts, extending from Kievan Rus' in the 11th century to the present day.The coverage strikes a balance between extensive overview and in-depth thematic focus. Parts are organized thematically in chapters, which a number of keywords that are important literary concepts that can serve as connecting motifs and 'case studies', in-depth discussions of writers, institutions, and texts that take the reader up close and. Visual material also underscores the interrelation of the word and image at a number of points, particularly significant in the medieval period and twentieth century. The History addresses major continuities and discontinuities in the history of Russian literature across all periods, and in particular bring out trans-historical features that contribute to the notion of a national literature. The volume's time-range has the merit of identifying from the early modern period a vital set of national stereotypes and popular folklore about boundaries, space, Holy Russia, and the charismatic king that offers culturally relevant material to later writers. This volume delivers a fresh view on a series of key questions about Russia's literary history, by providing new mappings of literary history and a narrative that pursues key concepts (rather more than individual authorial careers). This holistic narrative underscores the ways in which context and text are densely woven in Russian literature, and demonstrates that the most exciting way to understand the canon and the development of tradition is through a discussion of the interrelation of major and minor figures, historical events and literary politics, literary theory and literary innovation.

Author : Jonathan Stone
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780810871823

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Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature by Jonathan Stone Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 100 cross-referenced entries on significant people, themes, critical issues, and the most significant genres...

Author : Pamela Davidson
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1571817581

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Russian Literature and Its Demons by Pamela Davidson Pdf

Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. This substantial collection fills the gap. A comprehensive analytical introduction by the editor is follwed by a series of fourteen essays, written by eminent scholars in their fields. The first part explores the main shaping contexts of literary demonism: the Russian Orthodox and folk tradition, the demonization of historical figures, and views of art as intrinsically demonic. The second part traces the development of a literary tradition of demonism in the works of authors ranging from Pushkin and Lermontov, Gogol and Dostoevsky, through to the poets and prose writers of modernism (including Blok, Akhmatova, Bely, Sologub, Rozanov, Zamiatin), and through to the end of the 20th century.

Author : Michael Wachtel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521620783

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The Development of Russian Verse by Michael Wachtel Pdf

The Development of Russian Verse explores the Russian verse tradition from Pushkin to Brodsky, showing how certain formal features are associated with certain genres and, at times, specific themes. Michael Wachtel's basic thesis is that form is never neutral: poets can react positively in terms of stylization and development, or negatively in terms of parody or revision, to the work of their predecessors, but they cannot ignore it. Keeping technical terms to a minimum and providing English translations of quotations, Wachtel offers close readings of individual poems of more than fifty poets. He aims to help English-speaking readers reconstruct the strong sense of continuity that Russian poets have always felt, transcending any individual age or ideology. Ultimately, his 1999 book is an inquiry into the nature of literary tradition itself, and how it coalesces in a country that has always taken so much of its identity from its written legacy.

Author : Simon Morrison
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520305465

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Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement, Second Edition by Simon Morrison Pdf

Acclaimed for treading new ground in operatic studies of the period, Simon Morrison’s influential and now-classic text explores music and the occult during the Russian Symbolist movement. Including previously unavailable archival materials about Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, this wholly revised edition is both up to date and revelatory. Topics range from decadence to pantheism, musical devilry to narcotic-infused evocations of heaven, the influence of Wagner, and the significance of contemporaneous Russian literature. Symbolism tested boundaries and reached for extremes so as to imagine art uniting people, facilitating communion with nature, and ultimately transcending reality. Within this framework, Morrison examines four lesser-known works by canonical composers—Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Scriabin, and Sergey Prokofiev—and in this new edition also considers Alexandre Gretchaninoff’s Sister Beatrice and Alexander Kastalsky’s Klara Milich, while also making the case for reviving Vladimir Rebikov’s The Christmas Tree.

Author : Anastasia Kostetskaya
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781498591836

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Russian Symbolism in Search of Transcendental Liquescence by Anastasia Kostetskaya Pdf

The book examines Russian symbolist texts and turns the focus from their traditional historic-cultural interpretations to analyze the symbolist cognitive aesthetics—aesthetics that govern links between poetry, art, and cinema and the sensory-emotional imagery they evoke. This aesthetics inextricably map mystical transcendence to a spiritual world—a realibus ad realiora—through fluid transmutation. Anastasia Kostetskaya presents an innovative cross-disciplinary analysis of iconicity—a relationship of resemblance between the artistic form and its meaning, the possibilities of which symbolist artists explored to create sublime emotional experiences for the reader or viewer. She challenges the strictly dualistic and hierarchical terms of traditional symbolist concepts. This study demonstrates that this counterdualistic tendency cognitively extends from liquescence—a perception of fluid continuity between people and water. This analysis of interconnected symbolist media shows how symbolists rely on blending in their attempts to engender emotional flux through the pliable form. Fusing cognitivist and historic-cultural approaches in fluidly connected art modes, this book represents chronological, conceptual, and aesthetic continuity from poetry by Konstantin Bal'mont (1867–1942), paintings by Viktor Borisov-Musatov (1870–1905), and cinematography by Evgenii Bauer (1865–1917).

Author : M. Landa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137477859

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Maximilian Voloshin’s Poetic Legacy and the Post-Soviet Russian Identity by M. Landa Pdf

Famed and outspoken Russian poet, Maximilian Voloshin's notoriety has grown steadily since his slow release from Soviet censorship. For the first time, Landa showcases his vast poetic contributions, proving his words to be an overlooked solution both to the political and cultural turmoil engulfing the Soviet Union in the early twentieth century.