Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Zaum! The Transrational Poetry of Russian Futurism (Paperback) -- San Diego State University Press

originally published 10.13.19 | updated 03.04.20



Zaum!

The Transrational Poetry of Russian Futurism

Gerald Janecek

If Dada and the European Avant-garde are your thing, then brace yourself for Gerald Janecek's ZAUM. According to Charlotte Douglas (Russian and Slavic Studies, NYU), Janecek's Zaum "is an encyclopedic account of zaum or 'beyonsense,' the most distinctive feature of Russian avant-garde art and poetry early in the 20th century. Janecek has mined a myriad of arcane and inaccessible sources, gathered the entire historical record in one place, and made it readable and comprehensible. His account of zaum theory and practice will be indispensable for anyone interested in modern poetry and art. Certainly it will become a standard text for all students of Russian Futurism." Pick up your copy of Janecek's classic meditation on Russia's version of Dada here: http://bit.ly/zaum2017

More on Professor Janecek and his work here.





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