The Poetic Imagination of Vyacheslav Ivanov

Pamela Davidson explores Ivanov's poetic method, relating his art to his central beliefs.

List of illustrations; Preface; Notes on the text; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Approaches and Themes: 1. Ivanov's Dionysiac ideal and Dante; 2. Vladimir Solovyov and Dante; 3. The Symbolist view of Dante as a poet of Sophia; 4. Ivanov's ideal of mystical love; Part II. Texts and Translations: 5. Dantesque images in Ivanov's poetry; 6. Ivanov's translations of Dante; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.