Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius: The Tragic and Extraordinary Life of Russiaâ€TMs Unknown da Vinci
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441187006 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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The first biography in English of an extraordinary polymath whose great genius was stifled and finally extinguished by the Soviet Union.>
It is not, as Pyman points out, a comprehensive biography — much of the material which would be needed for that is still being released, but it does provide a needful introduction to a man who could just as well have had the greatest mind in the twentieth century. It brings the extraordinary life of Russia's last Renaissance man to the attention of the wider readership it deserves." — The Russian Review (April 2011, Vol. She is to be congratulated on a long-awaited monument to her hero." - Donald Rayfield, Literary Review"Pavel Florensky is one of the most extraordinary intellectuals ever to emerge in the Russian speaking world (and the competition is formidable), yet outside Russia he is almost completely unknown beyond a small community of Slavists and theologians. His writing
Midwest Book Review said A top pick for biographical collections. Brilliance doesn't need to be told it's brilliant. "Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius, The Tragic and Extraordinary Life of Russia's Unknown Da Vinci" looks into the life of Pavel Florensky, man who has retrospectively compared to Leonardo Da Vinci as one of History's greatest mi. Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius - Yes, he is . Amazon Customer Pavel Florensky is an enigma, in many ways. A true man of Christ whom many should study.. more questions christopher evans The accounts of Florensky's death in this biography and in the biographical introduction to his book Iconostasis are at odds with each other. Writing history isn't easy.
Geoffrey Hosking is Emeritus Professor of Russian History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College, London. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Cologne and a Research Fellow at Columbia University's Russian Institute. 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