{"product_id":"the-symphonies-9780231199094","title":"The Symphonies","description":"Andrei Bely is best known for the modernist masterwork \u003ci\u003ePetersburg\u003c\/i\u003e, a paradigmatic example of how modern writers strove to evoke the fragmentation of language, narrative, and consciousness. In the early twentieth century, Bely embarked on his life as an artist with texts he called \"symphonies\"--works experimenting with genre and sound, written in a style that shifts among prosaic, poetic, and musical. This book presents Bely's four \u003ci\u003eSymphonies\u003c\/i\u003e--\"Dramatic Symphony,\" \"Northern Symphony,\" \"The Return,\" and \"Goblet of Blizzards\"--fantastically strange stories that capture the banality of life, the intimacy of love, and the enchantment of art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSymphonies\u003c\/i\u003e are quintessential works of modernist innovation in which Bely developed an evocative mythology and distinctive aesthetics. Influenced by Russian Symbolism, Bely believed that the role of modern artists was to imbue seemingly small details with cosmic significance. The \u003ci\u003eSymphonies\u003c\/i\u003e depict the drabness of daily life with distinct irony and satire--and then soar out of turn-of-the-century Moscow into the realm of the infinite and eternal. They conjure worlds that resemble our own but reveal elements of artifice and magic, hinting at mystical truths and the complete transfiguration of life. Showcasing the protean quality of Bely's language and storytelling, Jonathan Stone's translation of the \u003ci\u003eSymphonies\u003c\/i\u003e features some of the most captivating and beguiling writing of Russia's Silver Age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231199094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.59w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Stone, Andrei Bely","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41187386720437,"sku":"9780231199094","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7a1b6bee-5640-47d3-9f23-67914ce67d70.jpg?v=1633437429","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-symphonies-9780231199094","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}