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Selected Poems
Vladimir Mayakovsky
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Paperback. James McGavran's new translation of Vladimir Mayakovsky's poetry is the first to fully capture the Futurist and Soviet agitprop artist's voice. McGavran's translations reveal a nuanced poet who possessed a passion for word creation and linguistic manipulation. Translator(s): McGavran, James Holt, III. Series: Northwestern World Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 460.
James McGavran’s new translation of Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poetry is the first to fully capture the Futurist and Soviet agitprop artist’s voice. Because of his work as a propagandist for the Soviet regime, and because of his posthumous enshrinement by Stalin as “the best and most talented poet of our Soviet epoch,” Mayakovsky has most often been interpreted—and translated—within a political context. McGavran’s translations reveal a more nuanced poet who possessed a passion for word creation and linguistic manipulation. Mayakovsky’s bombastic metaphors and formal élan shine through in these translations, and McGavran’s commentary provides vital information on Mayakovsky, illuminating the poet’s ... Read more
James McGavran’s new translation of Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poetry is the first to fully capture the Futurist and Soviet agitprop artist’s voice. Because of his work as a propagandist for the Soviet regime, and because of his posthumous enshrinement by Stalin as “the best and most talented poet of our Soviet epoch,” Mayakovsky has most often been interpreted—and translated—within a political context. McGavran’s translations reveal a more nuanced poet who possessed a passion for word creation and linguistic manipulation. Mayakovsky’s bombastic metaphors and formal élan shine through in these translations, and McGavran’s commentary provides vital information on Mayakovsky, illuminating the poet’s ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Northwestern World Classics
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810129078
SKU
V9780810129078
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About Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladmir Mayakovsky (1893–1930), one of Russia’s greatest twentieth-century writers, was a Futurist, early Bolshevik, and champion of the avant-garde. James H. McGavran III is a visiting assistant professor of Russian at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA.
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