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Schwitters, Kurt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878972359 ISBN 13: 9781878972354

Publisher: Exact Change, 2001

Synopsis

The now classic compilation of writings by Kurt Schwitters, Dada pioneer and the inventor of Merz

Kurt Schwitters' stated goal was to "erase the boundaries between the arts." This collection, culled from the five-volume German edition of Schwitters' writings, introduces the total work of art that is Merz through Schwitters' words. Included is the complete text for the "Ursonate," Schwitters' legendary and lengthy epic of sound poetry, which, as poets, editors and translators Jerome Rothenberg and Pierre Joris comment, "is to sound poetry what Joyce's Ulysses is to the twentieth-century novel.

About this title

About the Author

Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) is one of the best known Dada artists, and has had a lasting influence on the avant-garde through his poetic works as well through his visual art. He is also the acclaimed author of I is Style. Jerome Rothenberg is author of over 50 books of poetry including New Selected Poems (1970-1985). Pierre Joris has published 20 books of poetry and translated numerous authors. Together they have edited the two-volume anthology, Poems for the Millennium.

Edition details

• Publisher: Exact Change
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1878972359
• ISBN 13: 9781878972354
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288