Aleksandr Blok: A Life (Lives & letters) His early poetic mysticism gave way to the historical vision of his most famous poem, "The Twelve". A member of the intelligentsia and of the Russian landed aristocracy, Blok changed from being a detached observer of revolution into a comm
| TITLE | : | Aleksandr Blok: A Life (Lives & letters) |
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| RATING | : | 4.88 (915 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 1857540980 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 144 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 1996-06-20 |
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Alexander Blok (1880-1921), one of Russia's greatest modern poets, lived through a period in which a staid and traditional world was being destroyed and a new, often alarming utopia was being projected. A member of the intelligentsia and of the Russian landed aristocracy, Blok changed from being a detached observer of revolution into a committed servant of the Russian people. His early poetic mysticism gave way to the historical vision of his most famous poem, "The Twelve". This account of his life and art evokes the troubled world of the Russian intelligentsia, their illusions and their disarray in the face of revolution. Blok's complicated emotional life, his passion for his art, and his public stature are all conveyed here with economy, elegance and understanding.
EDITORIAL :
From Publishers Weekly This memoir by the St. Petersburg-born Berberova (1901-1993), a professor of Russian literature at Princeton University (The Italics Are Mine), will appeal most to those who are already familiar with her subject?intimately, at that. Only a couple of times does Berberova employ the first person. When Blok's life was coming to an end, she writes: "There were a dozen of us gathered around his death-bed." It is a shame Berberova didn't enliven her memoir with more such references. Instead, we are simply told that Blok is great, or his life became impossible. Although she provides some definitions and background information, she assumes we know much more than the nonspecialist would. As a result, Aleksandr Blok (1880- 1921), considered the greatest Russian poet of his age, second perhaps only to Pushkin, hardly comes alive on these pages, despite the author's adulation.
REVIEW :
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