A History of Russian Symbolism |
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| Author:
| Pyman, Avril |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02430-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $61.99 |
Book Description:
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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 given in the original Russian with prose translations.
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.