Ivan Konevskoi, “Wise Child” of Russian Symbolism
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Serie Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures and history
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Brighton MA (USA)
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Ivan Konevskoi: “Wise Child” of Russian Symbolism examines the life and work of one of Russia’s most compelling figures. Ivan Konevskoi, a poet, thinker, mystic, and for many decades, the “lost genius” of Russian modernism plunged deeply into currents of modern mystical thought and art in the 1890s. A passionate searcher for immortality, he developed his own version of pantheism meant to guard his unique persona from dissolution in the All-One. Engaged by the poetry of Tiutchev, Vladimir Solov’ev and Rossetti, William James’s psychology, paintings of Pre-Raphaelites and Arnold Boecklin, Old Russian historical myth, the Finnish Kalevala, his worldview grew more audacious along with his confidence in the magical power of the word as he matured.Through this examination of the Konevskoi’s journey, Grossman provides unique insight into Russian Symbolist movement. Drowning in 1901 at age 23, Konevskoi left a legacy unfinished, rich, and intriguing.
