Description: A Difficult Soul by Vladimir Zlobin, Simon Karlinsky guide the Symbolist movement which dominated Russian literature for the first third of the twentieth century. A major poet, important playwright, and influential literary critic, she was also a sexual rebel who rejected traditional male/female roles as early as the 1890s. Vladimir Zlobin, her secretary and factotum from the time of her emigration to Paris after the revolution until her death in 1945, exposes the consequential inner workings of the literary circle around Gippius. His account of her three most important personal involvements--with her husband, the novelist and critic Dmitry Merezhkovsky; with the unattainable love of her life, the critic Dmitry Filosofov; and with the Devil, with whom she believed herself in personal contact--facilitates the task of understanding this truly "difficult soul." Himself a poet, Zlobin also offeres a detailed commentary on her poetry, and persuasively connects it to her personal and mystical experiences. In Karlinskys perceptive introduction, Gippius emerges not only as one of the principals in the Modernist renascence of Russian poetry between 1890 and 1930, but as a figure of considerable historical interest, whose views, life, and work stand in significant relation to the major social, sexual, religious, and political currents of her time. This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Vladimir Zlobin was a Russian symbolist poet and secretary for Zinaida Gippius. Simon Karlinsky was Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Emeritus. Details ISBN0520307844 Author Simon Karlinsky Short Title A Difficult Soul Pages 212 Publisher University of California Press Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0520307844 ISBN-13 9780520307841 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-04-29 Subtitle Zinaida Gippius Imprint University of California Press Place of Publication Berkerley Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-04-29 NZ Release Date 2022-04-29 US Release Date 2022-04-29 UK Release Date 2022-04-29 Illustrations 1 frontisp. Edited by Simon Karlinsky DEWEY 891.713 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159791852;
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