Selected poems
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Selected poems
（Collected works of Velimir Khlebnikov / translated by Paul Schmidt ; edited by Charlotte Douglas, vol. 3）
Harvard University Press, 1997
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Translated from the Russian
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
"Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data (Revised for vol. 3)"--t.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
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Khlebnikov is often considered a poet ahead of his time. Dubbed a Columbus of new poetic continents because of his search for a poetics as diverse as the universe itself, Velimir Khlebnikov is the creator of some of the most extraordinary poems in the Russian language. Sometimes surreal, sometimes esoteric, but always innovative, the 192 poems in this volume range broadly from the lyrical to the epic. One of the founders of Russian futurism, Khlebnikov spent his entire brief life searching for a new poetic language to express his convictions about the rhythm of history and the connection between the truth of a poet's language and the cosmic truth about the universe. His poetry is characterized by often radical experimentation with language and words, a forceful utopian vision, complex theories of time and history, and multiple poetic personae: from an infantry commander to a Carthaginian war hero, from Cleopatra's paramour to the letters of the alphabet. Completing the "Collected Works of Velimir Khlebnikov", this volume aims to provide insight into the imagination of an artist.
Paul Schmidt is the winner of the Max Hayward Prize for his translation of Velimir Khlebnikov, "The King of Time: Selected Writings of the Russian Futurian" (Harvard).
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Description
Khlebnikov is often considered a poet ahead of his time. Dubbed a Columbus of new poetic continents because of his search for a poetics as diverse as the universe itself, Velimir Khlebnikov is the creator of some of the most extraordinary poems in the Russian language. Sometimes surreal, sometimes esoteric, but always innovative, the 192 poems in this volume range broadly from the lyrical to the epic. One of the founders of Russian futurism, Khlebnikov spent his entire brief life searching for a new poetic language to express his convictions about the rhythm of history and the connection between the truth of a poet's language and the cosmic truth about the universe. His poetry is characterized by often radical experimentation with language and words, a forceful utopian vision, complex theories of time and history, and multiple poetic personae: from an infantry commander to a Carthaginian war hero, from Cleopatra's paramour to the letters of the alphabet. Completing the "Collected Works of Velimir Khlebnikov", this volume aims to provide insight into the imagination of an artist.
Paul Schmidt is the winner of the Max Hayward Prize for his translation of Velimir Khlebnikov, "The King of Time: Selected Writings of the Russian Futurian" (Harvard).
Table of Contents
Frontispiece Khlebnikov, 1916 Translator's Preface Abbreviations "The Poet and His Voices," by Ronald Vroon LYRICS LONGER POEMS Notes List of Poems Russian Index of Titles English Index of Titles Credits
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