An unnecessary man : the life of Apollon Grigorev / Wayne Dowler
1995, First Edition. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages; Physical desc. : 286 p. : port. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Grigorev, Apollon Aleksandrovich, 1822-1864 - Biography. Grigorev, Apollon (Apollon Aleksandrovich), 1822-1864 - Biography. Grigorev, Apollon - Biography. Grigor'ev, Apollon Aleksandrovich - Studies. Critics - Russia - Biography. Authors, Russian - 19th century - Biography. Russian literature - 19th century - History and criticism. Russia - Intellectual life - 1801-1917. Summary: The first English-language biography of the anti-revolutionary Russian literary critic of the 19th century, treating his life and work and summarizing his major critical articles. Explores his ideas in the primacy of life over theory and the ethical over the social, and his influence on the era's most prominent writers, especially Dostoevsky. Of interest to scholars in Russian literature and history. Item #171130
ISBN: 0802007120
Price: €25.00