Shapes of Apocalypse Arts and Philosophy in Slavic Thought

This collective volume aims to highlight the philosophical and literary idea of "apocalypse," within some key examples in the "Slavic world" during the nineteenth and twentieth century. From Russian realism to avant-garde painting, from the classic fiction of the nineteenth centu...

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Other Authors: Oppo, Andrea (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA Academic Studies Press 2013
Series:Myths and Taboos in Russian Culture
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Summary:This collective volume aims to highlight the philosophical and literary idea of "apocalypse," within some key examples in the "Slavic world" during the nineteenth and twentieth century. From Russian realism to avant-garde painting, from the classic fiction of the nineteenth century to twentieth century philosophy, not omitting theatre, cinema or music, there is a specific examination of the concepts of "end of history" and "end of present time" as conditions for a redemptive image of the world. To understand this idea means to understand an essential part of Slavic culture, which; however divergent and variegated it may be in general, converges on a specific myth in a surprising manner.
ISBN:j.ctt1zxshsh
9781618116956;9781618119353
Access:Open Access