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the poetic imagination of vyacheslav ivanov
vyacheslav ivanov poet philosopher and critic played a key role in the formation of the early twentieth century russian literature as leader of the religious branch of the symbolist movement and his influence spread to europe after his emigration to italy in 1924 . pamela davidson explores ivanovs poetic method relating his art to his central beliefs in particular his interpretation of the ancient greek religion of dionysus and of the teachings of vladimir solovyov and considering the ways in which he attempted to embody these ideas in his own life . she focuses on ivanovs interpretation of dante and in so doing opens up fresh perspectives on the wider question of russias relation to the western cultural tradition and catholicism . detailed analyses of ivanovs pre revolutionary poetry and of his translations from dante form the basis of the second part of the study and extensive use is made of unpublished archival materials from the soviet union and italy .
paperback cambridge university press 2010 isbn13 9780521114554 isbn10 0521114551
abridged n isbn 13 9780521114554 number in series 1 number of pages 335 publisher cambridge univ pr release date 62135769600000 series title cambridge studies in russian literature