Bridge over the Abyss: A Commentary on Antiquity
11 hrs. 13 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Paola Volkova
Author
Paola Volkova
Narrator
Marina Livanova
Narrator
Marina Livanova
Description
“The Bridge Over the Abyss” is Paola Volkova’s first book, written based on her own lecture course. The image of the bridge, as Paola Dmitrievna herself says, was chosen not by accident—like a metaphor for world culture as a whole, without which we would not have become who we are.
Through her books, lectures, and simply conversations, she instilled in her students and interlocutors a sense of beauty, trying to reach their souls and clear away the accumulated grayness.
One of the most iconic books for any educated person, “The Bridge Over the Abyss” invites us on a journey through the centuries. The book traces new connections between distant forms that do not lie on the surface and are not visible at a glance. From Stonehenge to the “Globe” theater, from Crete to the Spanish corrida, from European Mediterranean culture to 20th-century conceptualism—everything is linked and can exist without one another.
This edition presents a revised cycle “The Bridge Over the Abyss” in the form in which it was conceived by Paola Dmitrievna herself—according to historical chronological order. It will also include previously unpublished lectures from her personal archive.
Through her books, lectures, and simply conversations, she instilled in her students and interlocutors a sense of beauty, trying to reach their souls and clear away the accumulated grayness.
One of the most iconic books for any educated person, “The Bridge Over the Abyss” invites us on a journey through the centuries. The book traces new connections between distant forms that do not lie on the surface and are not visible at a glance. From Stonehenge to the “Globe” theater, from Crete to the Spanish corrida, from European Mediterranean culture to 20th-century conceptualism—everything is linked and can exist without one another.
This edition presents a revised cycle “The Bridge Over the Abyss” in the form in which it was conceived by Paola Dmitrievna herself—according to historical chronological order. It will also include previously unpublished lectures from her personal archive.
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