K.F. Ryleev: A Political Biography Of The Decembrist Poet
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the turbulent crossroads of Tsarist repression and revolutionary idealism stands Kondratiy Fyodorovich Ryleev — poet, conspirator, and martyr — whose short life burned with a fierce conviction that art and politics were inseparable callings. Patrick O'Meara's K.F. Ryleev: A Political Biography of the Decembrist Poet chronicles the remarkable trajectory of one of Russia's most passionate revolutionary figures, tracing his evolution from a minor nobleman and soldier into a leading architect of the ill-fated Decembrist uprising of 1825, the audacious revolt against autocratic rule that ended on the gallows of Saint Petersburg. O'Meara masterfully weaves together literary analysis and rigorous historical scholarship, presenting Ryleev not merely as a political actor but as a writer whose civic verse galvanised a generation of disaffected Russian intellectuals. The biography illuminates the broader tensions of early nineteenth-century Russia — between Enlightenment ideals and autocratic inertia, between poetic ambition and revolutionary duty — situating Ryleev within the grand tradition of the poet-as-conscience. Rich in archival detail and written with compelling clarity, this is a portrait that leaves one asking: what becomes of a society that silences its most impassioned voices?
Author: Patrick O'Meara
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the turbulent crossroads of Tsarist repression and revolutionary idealism stands Kondratiy Fyodorovich Ryleev — poet, conspirator, and martyr — whose short life burned with a fierce conviction that art and politics were inseparable callings. Patrick O'Meara's K.F. Ryleev: A Political Biography of the Decembrist Poet chronicles the remarkable trajectory of one of Russia's most passionate revolutionary figures, tracing his evolution from a minor nobleman and soldier into a leading architect of the ill-fated Decembrist uprising of 1825, the audacious revolt against autocratic rule that ended on the gallows of Saint Petersburg. O'Meara masterfully weaves together literary analysis and rigorous historical scholarship, presenting Ryleev not merely as a political actor but as a writer whose civic verse galvanised a generation of disaffected Russian intellectuals. The biography illuminates the broader tensions of early nineteenth-century Russia — between Enlightenment ideals and autocratic inertia, between poetic ambition and revolutionary duty — situating Ryleev within the grand tradition of the poet-as-conscience. Rich in archival detail and written with compelling clarity, this is a portrait that leaves one asking: what becomes of a society that silences its most impassioned voices?