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Ivan Konevskoi, wise child of Russian Symbolism / Joan Delaney Grossman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grossman, Joan Delaney.
- Series:
- Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history.
- Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Konevskoĭ, Ivan, 1877-1901.
- Konevskoĭ, Ivan.
- Poets, Russian--19th century--Biography.
- Poets, Russian.
- Symbolism (Literary movement)--Russia.
- Symbolism (Literary movement).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (251 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2010.
- Academic Studies Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ivan Konevskoi: "Wise Child" of Russian Symbolism is the first study in any language of Ivan Konevskoi -- poet, thinker, mystic- - for many decades the "lost genius" of Russian modernism. A fresh and compelling figure, Konevskoi plunged deeply into the currents of modern mystical thought and art in the 1890's. A passionate searcher for immortality, he developed his own version of pantheism meant to guard his unique persona from dissolution in the All-One. The poetry of Tiutchev, Vladimir Solov'ev Soloviev and Rossetti, William James's psychology, paintings of Pre-Raphaelites and Arnold Boecklin, Old Russian historical myth, the Finnish Kalevala: all engaged him during his brief life. His worldview grew more audacious, his confidence in the magical power of the word grew more assured. Drowning in 1901 at 23, Konevskoi left a legacy unfinished, rich, and intriguing.
- Contents:
- The drive for life
- Chronicle of my travels
- A love affair with the world's waters
- Two meetings
- Dreams and meditations
- The power of the word
- Abolishing death
- Finland, Novgorod, St. Petersburg
- Abolishing death.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed September 04 2025)
- ISBN:
- 9781618117014
- 1618117017
- 9781618110046
- 1618110047
- OCLC:
- 769188615
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