"The Stereoscope" and Other Mystical Tales from St. Petersburg

Buch | Hardcover

198 Seiten

2025
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
979-8-88719-764-7 (ISBN)

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This is the first translation into English of several mystical and fantastic tales from the early twentieth century set in Russia’s splendid imperial capital of St. Petersburg. The centerpiece of the collection—Alexander Ivanov’s “Stereoscope”—a forgotten gem of fantastic literature and a pioneering museum adventure tale, is also an early example of fiction about photography.

The tales in this annotated collection share three common characteristics. They were written in the early twentieth century, during the so-called Silver Age, a period of artistic renaissance in Russia and an important part of the larger European Belle Époque. Their action takes place in St. Petersburg, one of the most beautiful cities in the world and a splendid imperial capital, which, in addition to being the cradle of modern Russian culture, became its major subject and theme. And finally, all of them belong to the mystical or fantastic genres. The centerpiece of the collection—Alexander Ivanov’s “Stereoscope” (1909), a forgotten gem of fantastic literature and a pioneering museum adventure tale, is also an early example of fiction about photography. None of these stories have been published in English before.

Dan Ungurianu has a degree in history from Moscow State University and in Slavic languages and literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a Professor of Russian Studies at Vassar College. Elena Ungurianu studies art history and linguistics at Yale University.

Contents

Preface

Texts

Alexander Ivanov, “The Stereoscope”

Alexander Izmailov, “The Antiquarian”

Sergei Auslender, “The Night Prince”

Alexey Tolstoy, “The Satyr”

A. Bezhetsky (Alexey Maslov), “The Wax Museum”

Alexander Grin, “The Club Sponger”

Ivan Lukash, “Hermann’s Card”

Contemporary Reactions to “The Stereoscope”

Valery Bryusov

Alexander Blok

Max Voloshin

Commentary and Analysis

Guidebooks to the Twilight Zone: Alexander Ivanov’s “Stereoscope” in the Context of Mystical and Fantastic Literature of the Silver Age

Dan Ungurianu

Works Cited

About the Editor and Translator

Erscheinungsdatum	02.08.2025
Übersetzer	Elena Ungurianu
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Brighton
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 233 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
ISBN-13	979-8-88719-764-7 / 9798887197647
Zustand	Neuware