The First Encounter (Princeton Legacy Library, 1480)

Andrey Bely (author); Gerald Janeček (translator, introduction); Nina Berberova (notes)

ISBN 10: 0691063818 / ISBN 13: 9780691063812

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1979

About this Item

Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1979. First edition thus. First printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy in an unclipped jacket. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Some foxing on edges of an otherwise fine copy. Translated from the Russian (Pervoe svidanie) by Janeček. Literature-B.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Encounter (Princeton Legacy Library, 1480)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691063818
• ISBN 13: 9780691063812
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Russian Literature
  • University Press
  • Literature in Translation

About this title

Synopsis

First published in Russian in 1921 and never translated, Andrey Bely's long narrative poem―considered to be one of the great achievements of Russian Modernism―is translated to English here. A poet, critic, philosopher, and novelist, Bely was a leading figure among the Russian Symbolists, and The First Encounter is thought to be his greatest work in verse. The poem is autobiographical and reflects turn of-the-century Moscow with its mixture of entrenched positivism and new spiritualistic trends, cultural variety and the upheaval of the time.

Originally published in 1979.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Language Notes

Text: English, Russian