| Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius: The Tragic and Extraordinary Life of Russia's Unknown da Vinci Contributor(s): Pyman, Avril (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441187006 ISBN-13: 9781441187000 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $60.39 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.54" W x 9.34" (1.55 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a biography in English of an extraordinary polymath whose genius was stifled and finally extinguished by the Soviet Union. Today Pavel Florensky is often referred to as the Russian da Vinci. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pyman, Avril: - Avril Pyman is Reader Emerita in Russian Literature at the University of Durham, UK, and a Fellow of the British Academy. She is an expert in Russian literature of the 'Silver Age' and has published a major biography of Aleksandr Blok (2 volumes, 1980) and A History of Russian Symbolism (1994), as well as many translations from Russian. |