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...

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Main Author:	Pyman, Avril (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1994
Subjects:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1890-1917 Symbolism (Literary movement) / Russia Russian literature / 19th century / History and criticism Russian literature / 20th century / History and criticism Geschichte Kultur Symbolismus Russland Russia / Intellectual life / 1801-1917
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	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
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 481 pages)
ISBN:	9780511519611
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511519611