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9781468306354 English 1468306359 Although by writers better known for their verse and narrative prose, the plays of the Symbolists were not intended, like the dramatic poems of the Romantics, for the study rather than the stage. Instead, they are highly theatrical creations in a new style that demanded a new style of production. Meyerhold played a decisive role in the new Symbolist theatre and it was his production of Blok s The Puppet Show in Komissarzhevskaya s Theatre that launched the new direction in Russian drama. Among the works collected here are the plays The Puppet Show and The Rose and the Cross (Blok), The Triumph of Death (Sologub), The Comedy of Alexis and The Venetian Madcaps (Kuzmin), Thamyris Kitharodos (Annensky), and The Tragedy of Judas (Remizov) and essays by Briusov, Blok, Ivanov, Bely, Sologub, and Andreyev. Rounding out this essential anthology are Michael Green s general introduction, as well as insightful prefaces for each writer, placing the plays and essays into their cultural and historical contexts.", An Anthology of Plays and Critical Texts. Bely, Blok, Sologub, Annensky, and their contemporaries may be best known for writing influential verse and narrative prose. However, they also authored Symbolist plays, thus collectively adding to a revolutionary new Russian performance style. This is an extensive anthology of their works, including several first English play translations, detailed prefaces, and critical essays on the theatre., The writers in this volume -- Bely, Blok, Sologub, Annensky, and others -- may be best known for their influential verse and narrative prose. However, they also authored Symbolist plays, collectively adding to the revolutionary Russian performance style that culminated with Meyerhold's production of Blok's The Puppet Showin 1906. The Russian Symbolist Theatrecomprises an extensive anthology of the genre, featuring the first English translations of Sologub's The Triumph of Death, Kuzmin's The Comedy of Alexis, Man of God, Annensky's Thamyris Kitharodos, and Remizov's The Tragedy of Judas, Prince of Iscariot. Detailed prefaces give each writer cultural and historical context, illuminating the characteristic searching and polemics found in Symbolist plays. Also included are critical essays on the theatre, making this well-rounded text perfect for anyone interested in Russian drama of the Symbolist period., This one-of-a-kind volume, superbly edited and translated by Michael Green, presents the most important works of the Russian Symbolist theatre--both plays and critical essays. Although by writers better known for their verse and narrative prose, the plays of the Symbolists were not intended, like the dramatic poems of the Romantics, for the study rather than the stage. Instead, they are highly theatrical creations in a new style that demanded a new style of production. Meyerhold played a decisive role in the new Symbolist theatre and it was his production of Bloks "The Puppet Show" in Komissarzhevskayas Theatre that launched the new direction in Russian drama. Among the works collected here are the plays "The Puppet Show" and "The Rose and the Cross" (Blok), "The Triumph of Death" (Sologub), "The Comedy of Alexis" and "The Venetian Madcaps" (Kuzmin), "Thamyris Kitharodos" (Annensky), and "The Tragedy of Judas" (Remizov) and essays by Briusov, Blok, Ivanov, Bely, Sologub, and Andreyev. Rounding out this essential anthology are Michael Greens general introduction, as well as insightful prefaces for each writer, placing the plays and essays into their cultural and historical contexts.
9781468306354 English 1468306359 Although by writers better known for their verse and narrative prose, the plays of the Symbolists were not intended, like the dramatic poems of the Romantics, for the study rather than the stage. Instead, they are highly theatrical creations in a new style that demanded a new style of production. Meyerhold played a decisive role in the new Symbolist theatre and it was his production of Blok s The Puppet Show in Komissarzhevskaya s Theatre that launched the new direction in Russian drama. Among the works collected here are the plays The Puppet Show and The Rose and the Cross (Blok), The Triumph of Death (Sologub), The Comedy of Alexis and The Venetian Madcaps (Kuzmin), Thamyris Kitharodos (Annensky), and The Tragedy of Judas (Remizov) and essays by Briusov, Blok, Ivanov, Bely, Sologub, and Andreyev. Rounding out this essential anthology are Michael Green s general introduction, as well as insightful prefaces for each writer, placing the plays and essays into their cultural and historical contexts.", An Anthology of Plays and Critical Texts. Bely, Blok, Sologub, Annensky, and their contemporaries may be best known for writing influential verse and narrative prose. However, they also authored Symbolist plays, thus collectively adding to a revolutionary new Russian performance style. This is an extensive anthology of their works, including several first English play translations, detailed prefaces, and critical essays on the theatre., The writers in this volume -- Bely, Blok, Sologub, Annensky, and others -- may be best known for their influential verse and narrative prose. However, they also authored Symbolist plays, collectively adding to the revolutionary Russian performance style that culminated with Meyerhold's production of Blok's The Puppet Showin 1906. The Russian Symbolist Theatrecomprises an extensive anthology of the genre, featuring the first English translations of Sologub's The Triumph of Death, Kuzmin's The Comedy of Alexis, Man of God, Annensky's Thamyris Kitharodos, and Remizov's The Tragedy of Judas, Prince of Iscariot. Detailed prefaces give each writer cultural and historical context, illuminating the characteristic searching and polemics found in Symbolist plays. Also included are critical essays on the theatre, making this well-rounded text perfect for anyone interested in Russian drama of the Symbolist period., This one-of-a-kind volume, superbly edited and translated by Michael Green, presents the most important works of the Russian Symbolist theatre--both plays and critical essays. Although by writers better known for their verse and narrative prose, the plays of the Symbolists were not intended, like the dramatic poems of the Romantics, for the study rather than the stage. Instead, they are highly theatrical creations in a new style that demanded a new style of production. Meyerhold played a decisive role in the new Symbolist theatre and it was his production of Bloks "The Puppet Show" in Komissarzhevskayas Theatre that launched the new direction in Russian drama. Among the works collected here are the plays "The Puppet Show" and "The Rose and the Cross" (Blok), "The Triumph of Death" (Sologub), "The Comedy of Alexis" and "The Venetian Madcaps" (Kuzmin), "Thamyris Kitharodos" (Annensky), and "The Tragedy of Judas" (Remizov) and essays by Briusov, Blok, Ivanov, Bely, Sologub, and Andreyev. Rounding out this essential anthology are Michael Greens general introduction, as well as insightful prefaces for each writer, placing the plays and essays into their cultural and historical contexts.