The Look of Russian Literature: Avant-Garde Visual Experiments, 1900-1930

Janecek, Gerald

ISBN 10: 0691014574 / ISBN 13: 9780691014579

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1984

Tall 8vo, card covers, xix, 314pp., 183 ills., 5 portraits. First paperback printing. VG+: a clean, bright and solid book. Extra postage may be asked (3). Seller Inventory # ATLGJLoRLAGVE

Synopsis:

Gerald Janecek describes the experiments in visual, literature conducted from 1900 to 1930, the heyday of the Russian Avant Garde. Focusing on an aspect of Russian literary history that has previously been almost ignored, he shows how Russian writers of this period tried unusual methods to make their texts visually interesting or expressive. The book includes 183 illustrations, most from rare publications and many reproduced for the first time. The author discusses such figures as the Symbolist Andrey Bely, the Futurists Aleksey Kruchonykh, Vasili Kamensky, and Vladimir Mayakovsky, and the post-Futurist Ilya Zdanevich, and their use of devices ranging from unorthodox layouts and florid typography to roughly done lithographed or handmade books.

Originally published in 1984.

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About the Author: Janecek is Chairman of the Department of Russian and Eastern Studies at the University of Kentucky.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Look of Russian Literature: Avant-Garde ...
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition