Selected essays
V. I. Ivanov, Robert Bird (Translator, Writer of added commentary), Michael Wachtel (Editor, Writer of introduction)
A poet, critic and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century, Viacheslav Ivanov was dubbed ""Viacheslav the Magnificent"" by his contemporaries. This volume of essays covers a broad range of Ivanov's interests including the aesthetics of Symbolism, theatre and culturological concerns.
Print Book, English, ©2001
Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Ill., ©2001
Translations (form)
xx, 328 pages ; 24 cm.
9780810115224, 9780810120839, 0810115220, 0810120836
45715058
Part I Symbolism: The Symbolics of Aesthetic Principles; Two Elements in Contemporary Symbolism; The Testaments of Symbolism; Thoughts on Symbolism; Manner, Persona, Style; On the Limits of Art. Part II The Games of Melpomene: Presentiments and Portents: The New Organic Era and the Theatre of the Future. Part III On Cultural History: On the Joyful Craft and the Joy of the Spirit; On the Russian Idea; Ancient Terror - Leon Bakst's Painting ""Terror Antiquus""; On the Crisis of Humanism - Toward a Morphology of Modern Culture and the Psychology of Modernity. Part IV Pilot Stars: Nietzsche and Dionysus; The Religious Task of Vladimir Solovyov; Lev Tolstoy and Culture; Scriabin's View of Art.