{"product_id":"9781468308129","title":"Russian Symbolist Theater: An Anthology of Plays and Critical Texts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind volume, superbly edited and translated by Michael Green, presents the most important works of the Russian Symbolist theatre--both plays and critical essays.\u003c\/p\u003e Although by writers better known for their verse and narrative prose, the plays of the Symbolists were not intended, like the dramatic poems of the Romantics, for the study rather than the stage. Instead, they are highly theatrical creations in a new style that demanded a new style of production. Meyerhold played a decisive role in the new Symbolist theatre and it was his production of Blok’s \u003cem\u003eThe Puppet Show\u003c\/em\u003e in Komissarzhevskaya’s Theatre that launched the new direction in Russian drama.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Among the works collected here are the plays \u003cem\u003eThe Puppet Show\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rose and the Cross\u003c\/em\u003e (Blok), \u003cem\u003eThe Triumph of Death\u003c\/em\u003e (Sologub), \u003cem\u003eThe Comedy of Alexis\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Venetian Madcaps\u003c\/em\u003e (Kuzmin), \u003cem\u003eThamyris Kitharodos\u003c\/em\u003e (Annensky), and \u003cem\u003eThe Tragedy of Judas\u003c\/em\u003e (Remizov) and essays by Briusov, Blok, Ivanov, Bely, Sologub, and Andreyev. Rounding out this essential anthology are Michael Green’s general introduction, as well as insightful prefaces for each writer, placing the plays and essays into their cultural and historical contexts.","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164059943152,"sku":"9781468308129","price":23.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468308129_p0.jpg?v=1763694935","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468308129","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}