Acknowledgements Prologue: decadence or rebirth? The European fin de siecle and the Russian precursors Part I. The art of the cell: 1. Transitional writers 2. The new poetry in St Petersburg 3. Russian Symbolism acquires a name Part II. Collective Creation: 4. The foundation of Mir Iskusstva and the role of the visual and performing arts 5. From Mir Iskusstva to Novyi Put 6. Russian Symbolism comes of age Part III. Gleams Of Paradise: 7. The turn of the century 8. The Sophia-myth and the theme of apocalypse Part IV. A Glittering Hell: 9. The Russo-Japanese War and the 1905 revolution 10. The antithesis Part V. Our Home From The Beginning: 11. 'From the real to the more real' 12. Russian Symbolism and Russian literature Epilogue Notes Chronology Notes Bibliography, Index.
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