The Life Of Aleksandr Blok (Two-Volume Set)
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Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings.
Avril Pyman's two-volume biography stands as the definitive English-language account of Aleksandr Blok, the towering figure of Russian Symbolist poetry. Volume I, The Distant Thunder 1880–1908, chronicles Blok's formative years — his aristocratic upbringing, his mystical early verse, and the turbulent personal relationships that shaped his artistic vision. Volume II, The Release of Harmony 1908–1921, traces his mature creative output through the upheavals of the Russian Revolution, culminating in his death in 1921. Written with scholarly authority and literary sensitivity, Pyman illuminates the inner world of a poet whose work defined an era, situating Blok firmly within the broader cultural and political convulsions of early twentieth-century Russia.
Author: Avril Pyman
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Oxford University Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings.
Avril Pyman's two-volume biography stands as the definitive English-language account of Aleksandr Blok, the towering figure of Russian Symbolist poetry. Volume I, The Distant Thunder 1880–1908, chronicles Blok's formative years — his aristocratic upbringing, his mystical early verse, and the turbulent personal relationships that shaped his artistic vision. Volume II, The Release of Harmony 1908–1921, traces his mature creative output through the upheavals of the Russian Revolution, culminating in his death in 1921. Written with scholarly authority and literary sensitivity, Pyman illuminates the inner world of a poet whose work defined an era, situating Blok firmly within the broader cultural and political convulsions of early twentieth-century Russia.