Apocalypse and Anti-utopia in Russian Symbolism: Valerij Brjusov Gloomy pessimism and a sense of passive resignation in the face of imminent epoch- making upheavals which presage the end of the world are the themes which most clearly characterise Russian symbolist compositions. Brjusov expresses these dark forebodings with particular vigour in his poetry through images and symbols that recall descriptions in St. John’s Revelation (or Apocalypse), and in many fantastic-utopian tales where the poet expresses his critical observations about a society which in future will inevitably be dominated by science and technology. In these tales the author presages man’s inability to have control over such new instruments and imagines a rebellion by machines. Some aspects of these tales would later be found in the work of Zamjatin, Pil’njak and other Russian authors.
Katastroficnost’ i fantastico—utopiceskie rasskazy v russkom simvolizme: Valerij Brjusov.
REVELLI, GIORGETTA
2008-01-01
Abstract
Apocalypse and Anti-utopia in Russian Symbolism: Valerij Brjusov Gloomy pessimism and a sense of passive resignation in the face of imminent epoch- making upheavals which presage the end of the world are the themes which most clearly characterise Russian symbolist compositions. Brjusov expresses these dark forebodings with particular vigour in his poetry through images and symbols that recall descriptions in St. John’s Revelation (or Apocalypse), and in many fantastic-utopian tales where the poet expresses his critical observations about a society which in future will inevitably be dominated by science and technology. In these tales the author presages man’s inability to have control over such new instruments and imagines a rebellion by machines. Some aspects of these tales would later be found in the work of Zamjatin, Pil’njak and other Russian authors.
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