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The Death of the Gods (Paperback)
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The Death of the Gods (Paperback)
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The Death of the Gods (1895) is a novel by Dmitriy Merezhkovsky.
Having turned from his work in poetry to a new, spiritually charged
interest in fiction, Merezhkovsky sought to develop his theory of
the Third Testament, an apocalyptic vision of Christianity's
fulfillment in twentieth century humanity. The Death of the Gods
the first work in the trilogy, is followed by Resurrection of the
Gods (1900) and Peter and Alexis (1904). Well received
internationally, The Christ and Antichrist Trilogy was largely
ignored by Russian critics at the time of its publication, but has
since been recognized as his most original and vital literary work.
"'Julian!' a voice cried; 'Julian, Julian! Where in the world is
he? Eutropius is looking for you to go to church with him.' The boy
shivered, and nimbly hid his handiwork inside the altar of Pan. He
smoothed his hair, shook his clothes, and when he came out of the
grotto had resumed an expression of impenetrable Christian
hypocrisy." In The Death of the Gods, Emperor Julian, recognizing
the increasing popularity of Christianity among the Roman people,
makes a final attempt to plant the Olympian Gods at the center of
spiritual life. Opposed to the asceticism of early Christians,
Julian views the emerging religion as a sacrifice of worldly
existence and human connection in favor of a metaphysical ideal.
Despite his idealism, the inexorable current of history dooms him
from the beginning. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Dmitriy
Merezhkovsky's The Death of the Gods is a classic of Russian
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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