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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 1890s. 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.
Price: $35.00
Pages: 276
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and History
Publication Date:
30 May 2018
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781618118271
Format: Paperback
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“Ivan Konevskoi (1877-1901) strove throughout his tragically brief earthly life to "abolish death" by penetrating the mystic core of the universe. His earthly survival has now been notably enhanced by Joan Grossman's splendid book, a comprehensive account of the poet's life, thought, and accomplishments. Deeply sympathetic but always clear-eyed and sensible, Grossman's narrative is exhaustively researched but never pedantic, engagingly written and rich in illuminations derived from the author's lifelong study of Russian poetry, especially of the Symbolist era.”
— Hugh McLean, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
— Hugh McLean, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
Joan Delaney Grossman (Ph.D. Harvard University) is Professor Emerita of Slavic Languages and Literatures at University of California at Berkeley. Her publications include Edgar Allan Poe in Russia, 1973; Valery Bryusov and the Riddle of Russian Decadence, 1984; co edited Creating Life, with Irina Paperno,1994 and William James in Russian Culture, with Ruth Rischin, 2003.
Key to frequently used abbreviations. Introduction. Chapter 1: The Drive for Life. Chapter 2: Chronicle of My Travels. Chapter 3: A Love Affair with the World’s Waters. Chapter 4: Two Meetings. Chapter 5: “Dreams and Meditations”. Chapter 6: The Power of the Word. Chapter 7: “Abolishing Death” (1). Chapter 8: Finland, Novgorod, St. Petersburg. Chapter 9: Abolishing Death. Afterword.