Zinaida Hippius: Hypatia Dvadtsatogo Veka- Zinaida Hippius: A Hypatia of the Twentieth Century (Heidelberger Publikationen Zur Slavistik, #18)

by Temira Pachmuss

Horst-Jurgen Gerigk (Editor)

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This book is written in Russian.
This book is written for those Russian readers who unjustly pronounced Hippius a typical "Decadent". Canards describing her personality and eccentric behavior were coined and used repeatedly; Critical remarks were passed from person to person without examination: her "sins" and "heresy" were decidedly exaggerated. It is unfortunate that such criticasters were sufficiently powerful to establish a negative tone that has persisted and prevented a fresh approach to an analysis of Hippius the artist. Since Zinaida Hippius belongs to the world by virtue of her artistic talent, an effort has been made in this book to reveal the originality of her personal and poetic universe. She engendered new ideas, took an active part in a spirited exchange of opinions, and played a vital role in the religious renaissance at the beginning of the twentieth century. Always striving toward some spiritual ideal, she stimulated aspirations in writers, composers, artists, and philosophers.
  • ISBN13 9783631386804
  • Publish Date 17 January 2002
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country CH
  • Imprint Peter Lang AG
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 260
  • Language Russian