| Poetry and Psychiatry: Essays on Early Twentieth-Century Russian Symbolist Culture Contributor(s): Ljunggren, Magnus (Author) |
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ISBN: 161811350X ISBN-13: 9781618113504 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Literary Criticism | Poetry - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 891.713 |
| LCCN: 2015373913 |
| Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and His |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.88 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A century ago the Symbolists in Moscow and St. Petersburg dreamed of a fundamental transformation of life in Russia. From their reading of signs in the heavens, these poets, philosophers, and mystics sensed that tsardom was on the threshold of an apocalyptic upheaval. They were influenced by Vladimir Solovyov and Friedrich Nietzsche, but under the impact of the 1905 Revolution they later also subscribed to current radical political ideas. The eventual collision between these dreams and tsarist reality generated enormous intellectual turbulence and the need for substitutes. Not least psychoanalysis came to the rescue of these stranded dreamers. The present collection of essays is intended for readers interested in Russian literature or the early history of Eastern European offshoots of psychoanalysis. |