The Dramatic Symphony/The Forms of Art (First U.K. Edition)

Andrey Bely (author); Roger Keys; Angela Keys; Dr. John Elsworth (translators)

ISBN 10: 0948275030 / ISBN 13: 9780948275036

Published by Polygon, Edinburgh, 1985

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Polygon, Edinburgh, 1985. First U.K. edition. First printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price (£10.95) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Some faint soiling on edges of an otherwise beautiful copy. Lit-B.

Seller Inventory # FLAHIVE-3216

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dramatic Symphony/The Forms of Art (First U.K. Edition)
• Publisher: Polygon, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948275030
• ISBN 13: 9780948275036
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Russian Literature

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Synopsis

This volume contains a 15-page Introduction on Andrey Bely's work, followed by a the first published translation of The Dramatic Symphony (by Roger and Angela Keys), its hero struggling against philosophical nihilism. To dramatize the split between the world of matter and the world of the spirit, Bely utilizes musical formal structures and motif variation/development. The remainder of the volume consists of Bely's essay The Forms of Art (translated with an introduction and notes by John Elsworth); 183 pages.

Language Notes

Text: English, Russian (translation)