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“dmitry merezhkovsky”

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  • Peter and Alexis: The Romance of Peter the Great

    “Antichrist is coming. He, the last of devils, has not yet come himself; but the world is teeming with his progeny. The children are preparing the way for their father. They twist everything to suit the designs of Antichrist. He will appear in his own due time, when everywhere all is prepared and the way smoothed. He is already at the door. Soon will he enter!” Thus spake an old man of fifty, a ... Read more

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  • The Death of the Gods

    Among Russian writers whose works have achieved European reputation, prominence must be given to Dmitri Merejkowski. The son of a court official, Merejkowski was born in 1866, and began to write verses at the age of fifteen, his first volume of poems appearing in 1888. Then, nine years later, came the first of his great trilogy, "The Death of the Gods," which is continued in "The Resurrection of ... Read more

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  • The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci

    This book is incomparable in the magic power of evoking startlingly vivid pictures of the Middle Ages. It is a gorgeous pageant, full of pomp and magnificence. Here and there the reader is given a glimpse into the mortal and humble frailties and exigencies behind the grandeur. This work is a fabulous historical novel that is full of a sly, crisp humor and contains some portions which are veritable ... Read more

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  • Peter and Alexis

    The Romance of Peter the Great

    Peter the Great against his own son, and a father who has the boy tortured to death for treason. The third of Merezhkovsky's trilogy on the pagan and Christian worlds; the interrogation scenes are taken from the surviving transcripts. This edition is bound with 53 plates of paintings, among them works by Vasily Surikov, Lovis Corinth and Paul Klee. ... Read more

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  • The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci

    The Forerunner

    Translated by Herbert Trench ...
    Leonardo in Milan and Florence - the workshop, the anatomies, the unfinished commissions - as the second book of a trilogy about the pagan and Christian worlds contending. Merezhkovsky's Leonardo was admired by Freud and read across Europe before the revolution sent its author into exile. This edition adds 44 plates of painting, from Altdorfer and Clouet to Munch, and one restored and coloured ... Read more

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  • The Death of the Gods

    A Novel of Julian the Apostate

    Translated by Herbert Trench ...
    Julian the Apostate takes the Roman purple and tries to give the old gods back their world, in the opening volume of Merezhkovsky's trilogy on Christ and Antichrist. Merezhkovsky was nominated for the Nobel nine times and died in Paris exile; his argument — that the flesh and the spirit are two truths at war and neither can win — begins here, in an emperor who loses. Fifty-six plates of Roman ... Read more

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  • The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci: The Forerunner

    At Siena was discovered another statue of Venus, to the huge joy of the inhabitants. A great concourse, with much feasting and honour, set it up over the fountain called II Fonte Gaja," as an adornment. . . . "But great tribulation having come upon the land by reason of the Florentines, there arose one of the council, a citizen, and spake in this wise: 'Fellow-citizens, since the finding of this ... Read more

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  • The Death of the Gods

    The novel is set in the late Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Nero and centers around the decline of paganism and the rise of Christianity. The story weaves together historical events and fictional elements to depict the struggle between the old pagan gods and the emerging Christian faith.The protagonist, a character named Justin, represents the old pagan world and its values. His story ... Read more

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  • The Death of the Gods

    This classic historical novel, first published in 1904, creates an outstanding picture of the 4th century, Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate and the profound spiritual implications of his life and deeds... ... Read more

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  • Peter and Alexis: The Romance of Peter the Great

    Peter and Alexis: The Romance of Peter the Great by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky is a historical novel that delves into the dramatic and tumultuous period of early 18th-century Russia. The novel is set against the backdrop of Peter the Great's reign, focusing on his relationship with his son, Alexis, and the political and personal conflicts that define their relationship.The story examines the ... Read more

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  • The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, the Forerunner

    Leonardo da Vinci: The central figure of the novel is Leonardo da Vinci, portrayed as a complex and multi-faceted character. The book explores his genius, creativity, and the challenges he faced as an artist and inventor.Renaissance Setting: The novel is set during the Renaissance, a period of significant cultural and artistic development. It provides a vivid depiction of the historical and social ... Read more

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  • The Life-Work of Flaubert From the Russian of Merejowski

    Balzac in one of his novels gives utterance to the following thought: "Genius is a terrible disease. Every writer of genius cherishes in his heart a monster which devours all his emotions as soon as he gives birth to them. Which is to be the conqueror? Will the disease vanquish the man, or the man the disease? He must be a great man who can establish a perfect equilibrium between his genius and ... Read more

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