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Poets of Hope and Despair: The Russian Symbolists in War and Revolution

By Ben Hellman

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ISBN
9789004366800, 9789004366817
Language
english
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PDF
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3 MB (3378023 bytes)
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Second Revised
Pages
367\378
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2021-03-13 16:55:36

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9789004366817 9789004366817_webready_content_text Poets of Hope and Despair: The Russian Symbolists in War and Revolution, 1914-1918 Contents Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Introduction 1 Symbolism Before the War The Birth of Symbolism. Two Generations The Symbolists and Politics 2 The War: Act I (1914-1915) First Reactions Realities of the War Valerii Briusov as War Correspondent The Theme of Life at the Front The Burning Questions The Tragedy of Occupied Belgium The Tragedy of Divided Poland The Tragedy of the Victimized Jews The Neo-Slavophiles Viacheslav Ivanov: The Messianic Task of Russia Fedor Sologub: East Against West Valerii Briusov: Slavs Against Germans The Dream of Tsar’grad Patriotic Fiction Fedor Sologub: To Believe or to Doubt Konstantin Bal’mont: Cursing the Satanic Dogs The Critics of Nationalism Zinaida Gippius: Accepting the War Outwardly, Rejecting It Inwardly Dmitrii Merezhkovskii: How to Overcome the War The Outsiders Aleksandr Blok: “Back to You, Russia!” Andrei Belyi: “‘I’ Am the War” Facing Adversity Fedor Sologub: The War as a Sacrificial Feat 3 The War: Act II (1915-1917) Defeats and Deadlock: Occasional Verse Viacheslav Ivanov: Behind the German Threat – China! Fedor Sologub: “Our Children Will Save Russia…” Valerii Briusov: The Duty to Remember Konstantin Bal’mont: Betrayed Zinaida Gippius: Waiting for Revolution Dmitrii Merezhkovskii: Waiting for the Apocalypse Andrei Belyi: The Revolt of the Machines Aleksandr Blok: Demoralization on all Sides Valerii Briusov: After Thirty Months of War 4 The War: Act III (1917-1918) The February Revolution of the Spirit Who Is for the War? Who Is Against? Russia in Deep Crisis The October Revolution: The End or the Beginning? 5 The Symbolist Experience 1914-1918 Bibliography Index of Names

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