The first encounter / by Andrey Bely ; translated and introduced by Gerald Janecek ; preliminary remarks, notes, and comments by Nina Berberova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bely, Andrey, 1880-1934, author.

Contributor:

Janecek, Gerald, translator, author of introduction, etc.

Berberova, Nina, commentator.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Standardized Title:

Pervoe svidanie. English and Russian

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bely, Andrey, 1880-1934--Translations into English.

Bely, Andrey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1979.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in Russian in 1921 and never translated, Andrey Bely's long narrative poem-considered to be one of the great achievements of Russian Modernism-is translated to English here. A poet, critic, philosopher, and novelist, Bely was a leading figure among the Russian Symbolists, and The First Encounter is thought to be his greatest work in verse. The poem is autobiographical and reflects turn of-the-century Moscow with its mixture of entrenched positivism and new spiritualistic trends, cultural variety and the upheaval of the time.Originally published in 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Preliminary Remarks

The First Encounter

Notes and Comments on the Poem

Appendix I

Appendix II

Backmatter

Notes:

Parallel text of the poem in English and Russian.

Translation of Pervoe svidanie.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-63253-7

0-691-60313-8

1-4008-6722-3

OCLC:

568613258