Alexey Sklyarenko: It belatedly occurs to me that Bryusov is the
author of Ognennyi angel ("The Fiery Angel," 1907), a novel set in
Middle Ages but based on real events. Its three main characters are Count
Heinrich (Andrey Bely), Renata (Nina Petrovskaya) and Ruprecht (Bryusov).
Khodasevich speaks of this novel in his article Konets Renaty
("The End of Renata") included in Necropolis
(1939)....
JM: It's amusing to think about the choices of names.
Renata means "born again" in Latin (feminine), an
in French "René"(ée).