Poets of hope and despair : the Russian symbolists in war and revolution, 1914-1918 / by Ben Hellman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hellman, Ben, 1949-

Series:

Russian History and Culture 21.

Russian history and culture, 1877-7791 ; v. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symbolism in literature.

Russian poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

Russian poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 pages).

Place of Publication:

Brill 2018

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Poets of Hope and Despair: The Russian Symbolists in War and Revolution (1914-1918) , Ben Hellman examines the artistic responses and the philosophical and political attitudes of eight major Russian poets to the First World War and the revolutions of 1917. The historical cataclysms gave rise to apocalyptic premonitions and a thirst for a total spiritual metamorphosis. A major topic of discussion was the role of Russia in this process. Other issues raised were modern Germany, the future of a divided Poland, the occupation of Belgium, and the dilemma of the Russian Jews. In the wake of the military setbacks, hopes were mixed with feelings of fear and despair, all expressed in fictional as well as in nonfictional form.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Symbolism Before the War

The War: Act I (1914-1915)

The War: Act II (1915-1917)

The War: Act III (1917-1918)

The Symbolist Experience 1914-1918

Bibliography

Index of Names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-36681-4

OCLC:

1043913800

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004366817 DOI

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access