Andrei Bely: The Major Symbolist Fiction (RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER STUDIES)

A leading Russian Symbolist poet, essayist, and mentor to an entire generation of writers, Andrei Bely (1880-1934) achieved greatest renown for three brilliant novels: Petersburg--which has been ranked with the masterpieces of Joyce, Kafka, and Proust--The Silver Dove, and Kotik Letaev. Acknowledgments Contents Note on Transliteration Introduction 1. The Symphonies 2. The Silver Dove 3. Petersburg 4. Kotik Letaev and The Baptized Chinaman Conclusion Notes Index