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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Transliteration xvii
- INTRODUCTION. The Rise of Russian Satanism xix
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PART I. The Satan of the Enlightenment
- 1. Satan and the First Translation of Paradise Lost 3
- 2. Introducing Milton's Satan to the Common Reader 14
- 3. Monks and 'Pocket Poets': Publication 30
- 4. Masonic Devils and the Light Within 48
- 5. Satan, Pugachev, and the French Revolution 68
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PART II. Satan as Romantic and Marxist Idol
- 6. The Demonic Tradition from Zhukovsky to Pushkin 81
- 7. Milton's Satan and Lermontov 102
- 8. Banning and Reviving Satan 119
- 9. 1917 and After: The Triumph of Milton's Satan 134
- 10. Satan as Anti-Imperialist 147
- Conclusion: Prince of Darkness, Prince of Light 155
- Appendixes 165
- Abbreviations 181
- Notes 183
- Bibliographic Note 235
- Bibliography 239
- Index 255
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Transliteration xvii
- INTRODUCTION. The Rise of Russian Satanism xix
-
PART I. The Satan of the Enlightenment
- 1. Satan and the First Translation of Paradise Lost 3
- 2. Introducing Milton's Satan to the Common Reader 14
- 3. Monks and 'Pocket Poets': Publication 30
- 4. Masonic Devils and the Light Within 48
- 5. Satan, Pugachev, and the French Revolution 68
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PART II. Satan as Romantic and Marxist Idol
- 6. The Demonic Tradition from Zhukovsky to Pushkin 81
- 7. Milton's Satan and Lermontov 102
- 8. Banning and Reviving Satan 119
- 9. 1917 and After: The Triumph of Milton's Satan 134
- 10. Satan as Anti-Imperialist 147
- Conclusion: Prince of Darkness, Prince of Light 155
- Appendixes 165
- Abbreviations 181
- Notes 183
- Bibliographic Note 235
- Bibliography 239
- Index 255