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Andrei Bely

    October 14, 1880 – January 8, 1934

    Andrei Bely was a pivotal figure in Russian symbolism, whose works are characterized by mysticism and a musical prose style. His approach, employing sonic effects that often evoke colors, profoundly influenced a generation of Russian writers and musicians alike. Bely's novels, particularly his masterpiece Petersburg, delve into complex psychological states against the backdrop of turbulent historical moments. His innovative literary techniques position him among the most significant modern authors.

    Andrei Bely
    Aufzeichnungen eines Sonderlings
    Verwandeln des Lebens
    Die silberne Taube
    Petersburg
    The Dramatic Symphony
    The Symphonies
    • The Symphonies

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Andrei Bely's four Symphonies—"Dramatic Symphony," "Northern Symphony," "The Return," and "Goblet of Blizzards"—showcase fantastical narratives that exemplify modernist innovation. Each work offers a unique exploration of complex themes and vivid imagery, reflecting the author's distinctive style and artistic vision. These stories not only push the boundaries of literary form but also invite readers into a richly imaginative world, making them essential for understanding the evolution of modern literature.

      The Symphonies
    • 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.

      The Dramatic Symphony
    • Petersburg

      • 600 pages
      • 21 hours of reading
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      St Petersburg, 1905. An impressionable young university student, Nikolai, becomes involved with a revolutionary terror organization, which plans to assassinate a high government official with a time bomb. But the official is Nikolai's cold, unyielding father, Apollon, and in twenty-four hours the bomb will explode.

      Petersburg
    • Návrat, Pohár metelíc

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Kniha obsahuje dve zo štyroch Symfónií ruského básnika, spisovateľa- symbolistu Andreja Belého (1880 - 1934), v poradí tretiu - Návrat a štvrtú Pohár metelíc. Experimentálne prózy na pomedzí s poéziou boli vytvorené podľa hudobných zákonitostí. Vznikali v kontexte tvorivých výbojov epochy od r. 1900 po 1907-8 a svojmu autorovi priniesli povesť odvážneho tvorcu nového umenia. Belyj ako prívrženec koncepcií filozofov - Immanuela Kanta o fenomenálnom a noumenálnom svete, Arthura Schopenhauera s jeho chápaním prvenstva hudby medzi umeniami i Friedricha Nietzscheho, ktorého dielo Tak vravel Zarathustra sa preňho stalo hlavnou inšpiráciou, napísal svoje symfónie tak, aby každá bola iná, odlíšená svojím „vnútorným“ rytmom. Spája ich téma zápasu Večnosti s neúprosne uplývajúcim časom, ktorý autor chápe fatalisticky ako nezvratnosť osudu. Konkrétne je však ukotvenie Symfónií v čase a priestore, kde žijú postavy súdobých mladých intelektuálov a umelcov. Kým Návrat vypovedá o moskovskom živote tých čias, dej symbolisticky zašifrovaného Poháru metelíc sa odohráva v Sankt-Peterburgu a v kláštore medzi lesmi. Spisovateľove originálne pokusy o novú prózu nenašli pokračovateľov. Symfónie, týka sa to hlavne štvrtej, sa pre svoju zložitosť a artistnosť pokladali za nepreložiteľné.

      Návrat, Pohár metelíc